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Angela Jameson and Peter Stiff Water companies are pressing the Government to give them more powers to tackle unpaid water bills amid fears that bad debt will rise as the economic situation worsens. They want the Government to use the forthcoming Floods and Water Bill to make it easier for companies to pursue customers who refuse to pay their bills. Some in the industry suspect that customers deliberately avoid payment as they know that they cannot be disconnected. The companies also want improvements to the benefits system so that those who cannot pay their bills can get specific help. Severn Trent is the latest company to give warning of growing bad debt in the industry. Britain's second-largest water company said in its interim management statement that it feared that cash-strapped customers may soon struggle to pay their... [read full story]
