{"id":343876,"date":"2026-05-15T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-gas-agrees-to-pay-out-20-million-in-compensation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:00:07","slug":"british-gas-agrees-to-pay-out-20-million-in-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-gas-agrees-to-pay-out-20-million-in-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"British Gas agrees to pay out \u00a320 million in compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Tkduh-SlEPA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British Gas agrees to pay out \u00a320 million in compensation\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tkduh-SlEPA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British Gas has agreed to pay 20 million pounds compensation to customers who had prepayment meters installed without their permission.<\/p>\n<p>It was investigated by the regulator Ofgem, after it emerged that debt agents working for the company broke into homes to fit the meters.<\/p>\n<p>British Gas will also write off up to 70 million pounds of energy debt for vulnerable customers.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Gas has agreed to pay 20 million pounds compensation to customers who had prepayment meters installed without their permission. 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