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Energy bill price cap will be 'the death of some care homes' in Greater Manchester, care manager warns
04.02.2022 - 15:58 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Record-high energy prices will mean the end for some nursing homes in Greater Manchester, a care manager has warned.
Yesterday it was confirmed the average energy bill will rise by an eye-watering £693 a year – the steepest ever level.
The surge is expected to plunge millions into fuel poverty.
Those on default tariffs paying by direct debit will see rise from £1,277 to £1,971 from April 1 – an increase of around 54 per cent.
Prepayment customers will be worst hit, with an increase of £708 from £1,309 to £2,017, and money saving expert Martin Lewis called the price hike “catastrophic”.
The announcement has left care home staff in Greater Manchester anxious over what lies ahead.
One manager, who works at a nursing home in Wigan, believes the increase will mean care home closures across the region.
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“It’s going to be the death of some care homes,” Caroline Pressick, who works as a registered manager at St George’s Nursing Home, said.
“How do you lower costs? Do you stop repairing, stop ordering care tools that need renewing? You can’t do that.
“Do you cut down on staff? You can’t do that either.
“They have the collateral to sub some of the homes, but we only have two homes in our company and it’s going to make a hell of a lot of a difference, especially if they do the 50 per cent increase.
“It’s going to be thousands and thousands.”
The move, which comes after the country saw a 12 per cent rise in October, will affect some 22 million households.
The energy regulator Ofgem was forced to hike the energy price cap, which limits how much a customer is charged for a normal level of energy use every year.
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