The government service Money Helper explains that gas and electricity bills are known as “priority bills”, so the consequences of not paying them are higher than other bills. This means ignoring them could leave you with even more to pay in late fees and charges.
Money Helper explains that if you simply stop paying your bills “your supplier will report any missed payments to credit reference agencies, which will lower your credit score and is likely to affect your ability to get credit in the future.”
Some of the actions gas and energy suppliers are allowed to take include passing your debt to a debt collection agency; apply to the court to take money out of your wages or benefits; force you to go onto a pre-payment…