Over 130,000 Australian households struggling to pay electricity bills

In a sign of the growing cost of living pain, it’s been revealed a record number of Australian households have been forced to take up energy hardship plans.
According to the latest data from the Australian Energy Regulator, over 130,000 households were on energy hardship plans as of June this year to ensure that the lights stay on.
Compared to just under 96,000 from 12 months earlier.
The recent report from Australian Energy Regulator comes just three years to the day Labor promised your power bills would be $275 cheaper by 2025.

[@Rae-nq2yw]

You know who’s not struggling? Politicians and bureaucrats running this country into the ground.

[@leonharrison800]

Stop breeding. Makes life easier. 😡😡😡

[@audreysmith6923]

Remember if the government says we’re here to help look out

[@Psittacine-pp5yd]

Wev'e got your back 😂😂

[@ZELJKO472]

Governments are ALWAYS the problem. Never a solution to anything. Never have been. If govt involved avoid it. If govt says go this way go the other way

[@motorsportfreak1]

But ABC, Labor and Greens have consistently told us that renewable energy is cheap and reliable.

[@srobertson4083]

Cheap and reliable source of revenue for them to make money out of the Tax payer, Not for the consumer.

[@frankyiangou7229]

Try 1 million

[@ricky6864]

Australia was energy and resource rich, now corporations foreign and domestic are energy and resource rich.. Thanks to our politicians

[@davepowelldrumz]

and they're all rich too.

[@davidarter6271]

AAAAH, the inevitable consequence of labor governments….

[@willmcconnell4332]

That’s like 1.5 percent of the population. Also how is it labor’s fault when you have an opposition who says no to everything also they have been in power for like 12 years and did nothing. I guess that’s what you want a government that does nothing proposes nothing acts on nothing.

[@nicolehatfield494]

260? Heck mine was 750/month for 3 months. Its crazy smh I'm praying for you all tho. We have to get our countries back from the insane people that care nothing for the people whom elected them

[@kingcandy4809]

Im sorry but the number is higher than that im not on a hardship plan but i can tell you i am struggling to pay the gas and power bill

[@Luke-y7b]

Cost of living crisis is falling in many countries around the world why are we not

[@ProchoicePeopleAreSociopaths]

America hired a conservative leader. Try that😂

[@richardtravers8772]

Blackout Bowen scoring runs every where. If Upgrade Albo had a set he would sack Bowen and get someone competent to try and sort out Bowens mess.

[@dravidterra3461]

It won't matter,they locked in to their emissions target

[@peterbarnhoorn7879]

Albo doesn't care...he was a houso..now a "coasty ", ffs 🙄

[@lornatodd4750]

Social climbing socialist 🤮itsh hish style.

[@whiskeygamer9402]

130000 Labor voters😂😂

[@benjaminthame4174]

I hope the 130,000 house holds remember this on election day!

[@downtoearth1950]

And SA threatens to shut off household solar 😕😥😡🤬

[@markkosterman3640]

They could soon buy from “drill baby drill”

[@ConvictedFelon-t4u]

Lmao... They call her Flicka Flicka when the hair extensions don't get in the way

[@TherealBerserker]

It's her way of flirting for attention, Mirror Mirror on the wall type of thing

[@dean19641000]

😂 Australia 🇦🇺 lucky country 😅 lucky for some Australia 🇦🇺 needs new political party that looks after it citizens both major parties not worthy 😉

[@lauran1212]

Its all just a numbers game to those who use coding as part of their rituals...SKY NEWS Never mind the real pain being felt

[@crowsfan691]

You voted for this. Deal with it.

[@MrPopo-nn7kp]

Nope no one did.

[@Poorlineforeva]

The coalition has a lot to answer for after a wasted decade.

[@oldnutta7611]

3 years in power and STILL blaming the previous government. How many years does ALP need to be in power until they take just a little of the blame 🤔

[@ZELJKO472]

No such thing as opposition. Same team just in blue not red.

[@marcK599.]

Thanks Labor party

[@dominicpelle7841]

EXCEPT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN REDUCED BY MORE THAN $275 PER ANNUM Not Labor's fault that the *LNP reduced SUPPLY* when coal fired stations closed.

[@Didigetitwrong]

I don't know what the point of this reporting is read widely regarding what is happening economically militarily and depletion of resources as well as which countries hold those resources. High energy prices are just a thing of the future and have been in the past, yes we had a very small window where energy was cheapish but we can't go back to that unless we control most of the worlds resources. We do not and with the rise if BRICS this can only get worse. So the point of this report is what to rage against reality, surely these reporters know the wider issues. Nuclear is a resource that will be very sought after in the decades to come predominantly by BRICS countries so you would expect the prices to skyrocket on this aswell, the Australian government cannot control these prices for the domestic market.!?

[@shannonwilson1416]

The fact they we have to rely on government to live is a joke. I want a piece of land with a little hut, fence so I don't have to deal with anyone and a generator. Why do I need 20 bills a month

[@minakatahizuru]

Revolutio for Austrália out with two aka uniparty system

[@user-qr4jf4tv2x]

it only makes investing in solar more worth it

[@martinepstein3332]

Tough times for many

[@Luke-y7b]

Retard

[@imantifeminism556]

Australians have been struggling with highest cost of living for decades