More than nine million homes are heading in to winter in debt to their energy supplier or with no credit, a survey suggests.
Some two in five households (40%) are more worried about paying for their energy this winter than last, the poll for Uswitch found.
Direct debits to energy firms are set up to allow households to build up credit over the summer months to cover higher bills over the winter.
However just 55% of billpayers are in credit this year – down from almost two-thirds (64%) in 2022.
Even among those in credit, only three in…