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From Water to Council Tax: How the Bill Rises (and One Drop) in April Affect You

The average household will save £117 a year, while charities and business groups warn other April cost rises will strain budgets and jobs.

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A string of bill increases have taken effect but minimum wage and benefit rises will help some to pay them.

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From water to council tax: How the bill rises (and one drop) in April affect you

A string of bill increases have taken effect but minimum wage and benefit rises will help some to pay them.

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Britons brace for price hikes despite Starmer pledge to ease cost of living

Starmer warns Strait of Hormuz must reopen to ease UK's spiralling economic crisis

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April to bring price hikes as Keir Starmer touts measures to ease cost of living

The Prime Minister pointed to a 7% drop in the price most households pay for energy from Wednesday.

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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