Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has responded to the newly announced energy price cap rise of 2% from October 2025. 

CAS Director of Impact David Hilferty said, 

“This new increase will pile even more pressure on the thousands of people across Scotland who are already unable to afford their energy bills. It will mean more people suffering the cold and going without food or warmth as we head into the winter. This is unacceptable. 

“This week we published figures showing that the number of people in debt to their energy companies is higher than ever. Today’s announcement will be a further blow to those households. 

“The energy market is broken and need major reform. Price cap adjustments every three months are not the solution people need. We need government, regulators and energy companies all to step up and urgently deliver lasting solutions like a social tariff and a robust scheme for energy debt relief. Solutions that stop people from experiencing harm.”     

CAS published an energy briefing this week containing a number of statistics and case studies from the Scottish CAB network. The 2-page briefing is available here. 

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