People up and down the country are set to be hit with unprecedented rises to their energy bills from today. A ‘typical’ household will now spend £2,500 a year on energy after a steeper rise was prevented by the government.
From today households will be paying more for their energy bills in comparison to last year despite government intervention
Rural homes, which are typically larger and harder to insulate, will likely pay more, as will households with disabled people or young children. People have been urged to report their metre readings but are facing lengthy waits on on the phone and crashed websites.Despite the government’s help many households will be worse off in comparison to this time last year
Everyone is paying more for their energy in comparison to this time last year and it has led charities National Energy Action and the Food Foundation to warn the number of households in fuel poverty has increased from 4.5 million to 6.7 million.
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