"Figure 1: Around 7 in 10 (72%) who paid by prepayment (“top up”) for their energy reported difficulty affording it","" "Proportion reporting difficulty (very or somewhat) affording energy payments among adults responsible, by method of payment, Great Britain, 28 September to 9 October 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Questions: ""How easy or difficult is it to afford your energy bills?"" and ""How does your household pay for gas or electricity?"". 2. Base: Adults who pay energy bills. 3. Respondents were included in the prepayment (""top up"") group if they paid for either gas or electricity using a top up meter via a key, card or app." "Unit","%" "","" "","Difficult (very or somewhat) to afford energy","95% confidence interval - lower","95% confidence interval - upper" "Prepayment (top up)","72","61","84" "Direct debit or one-off payment","42","39","45"