Don’t Pay is a grassroots campaign opposing the rise in energy bills.
We demand:
- an immediate reversal of the price hikes
- an end to the enforcement of prepayment meters
- and a social energy tariff – so no one goes cold this winter
It’s up to all of us. Let’s build the strike in our local communities and #TakeBackPower.
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What we're striking for
Don't Pay is a grassroots movement demanding a fair price for energy for everyone. This is what we're striking for.
What you need to know about striking
Here's what you need to know about joining.
Why an energy bills strike?
We’re facing a catastrophe on an unimaginable scale this winter. We’ll strike to break this system that stands by while people rack up debt or freeze in their homes.
What is Don't Pay?
Millions of us won’t be able to afford our energy bills this winter. We can't let that happen. Don’t Pay exists to bring us all together, build our leverage and fight back.
Take part in the Don't Pay survey
If you're on strike, we want to hear from you. We're working on a survey to understand more about the people taking part in the strike and the campaign more widely.
You can complete the anonymous, 10 minute survey here.
Donate
No one gets paid to organise this, we're a grassroots campaign running everything in our spare time. If you can afford to do so, please consider donating to help us cover our operating costs (such as our website, email list and subsidising leaflets and posters).
You can make a donation on Open Collective.
And you can see where your money is going on our Open Collective page.
Energy firms are hoarding our cash. Let's get it back.
Energy suppliers are currently holding onto £7 billion in consumer credit, £5 billion more than the same time last year.
With millions already in debt and many more being pushed into debt by the extortionate prices they’re charging, energy suppliers say they're under financial pressure.
But, instead of running sustainable businesses, they've hiked up our direct debits to use customer credit – our money – to bankroll their operations.
The Big One
On 21-24 April, Don’t Pay will join climate campaigners from across the UK for The Big One.
Our dependence on expensive fossil fuels is driving up our energy bills.
Together, we must demand a swift transition to cheap, renewable energy for all – and an end to the profiteering by oil and gas producers that’s fuelling the cost of living crisis.
Jeremy Hunt sides with profiteers over people
A long-expected u-turn on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plan to hike the Energy Price Guarantee was confirmed in the Budget today.
But it’s little more than a bail-out for energy suppliers in the face of soaring consumer debt, while fossil fuel giants will be left to keep raking in huge profits.
Now it’s time for us to push on for a real transformation of our energy system.
