British Gas has agreed to pay a £20million settlement after a prepayment meter scandal. The supplier will also pay customers compensation after reaching an agreement with energy regulator Ofgem . It comes after British Gas was slammed when it emerged three years ago that debt agents working on its behalf had broken into the homes of vulnerable customers to fit prepayment energy meters. The compensation will be for customers impacted in 2022 and 2023 as well as a period between 2018 and 2021.