Given the governments track record on data protection - let alone private firms, the only thing I can think is that scammers have been lobbying hard for this ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43022840
Details of people on state benefits could be handed to energy firms so they can give them special rates.
The plan, under consideration by the government, is intended as a new approach to help people who are struggling to pay their energy bills.
It would allow power companies to transfer customers to a special tariff set by the regulator, Ofgem.
Energy Secretary Greg Clark said the proposal would help vulnerable consumers.
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DGRossetti · 11/02/2018 14:42
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