51% 'do not trust energy suppliers'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%More than half of Britons don't trust energy suppliers amid widespread confusion and anxiety about bills, a survey has found.

Some 51% of 10,000 adults said they did not trust any energy supplier, with this rising to 57% of those living in fuel poverty or with a disability, the poll for the government-created Smart Meter Central Delivery Body (SMCDB) found.