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Government slammed over ‘bizarre’ use of Amazon to give fuel poverty advice

Exclusive: Amazon staff also urged company to raise ‘poverty wages’ instead of giving money-saving tips to customers

Government slammed over ‘bizarre’ use of Amazon to give fuel poverty advice
Fuel poverty campaigners said the government's announcement left them cold. | Brandon Thibodeaux, Getty
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A joint campaign by Amazon and the government to offer struggling families money-saving advice has been slammed by an employee of the tech giant who said its own staff are paid “poverty wages”.

On Monday, ministers announced that the government is partnering with Amazon to offer energy-saving advice through its Echo devices and Alexa voice assistant.

Owners of such devices or applications can use phrases including “Alexa, give me tips to conserve energy” to receive the government advice, according to the press release.