The price rises vary between regions with the biggest hitting customers of Southern Water, who will face an increase of 47%
for households in England and Wales will increase by £123, or 26%, from April 1 according to the latest figures.While the average water and wastewater bill will rise from £480 to £603 for the next year, millions of households face even steeper rises.
The increases are higher than those announced by Ofwat in its new five-year price limits for firms just before Christmas as they include inflation. “Customers want to see investment in improving services and cleaning up our rivers but that can’t come at an unbearable cost to struggling households,” he said.
Charles Watson, from River Action, added: “The shareholders in these companies are just laughing all the way to the bank.”
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