US EditionEnergy bills for typical household to rise to £1,849 a year from April
- Energy bills for a typical household are set to rise to £1,849 a year from April 1, marking a 6% increase from £1,738.
- Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley stated that the rise is driven mainly by a spike in wholesale prices, accounting for about 78% of the increase.
- The government plans to expand its financial support for energy bills next winter, allowing one in five families in Britain to receive help.
- Simon Francis from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition called for £13.2 billion in support for vulnerable households facing rising energy costs.
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Energy price cap increase: North East Fife Lib Dems call for energy social tariff
Following confirmation from Ofgem that the price cap for energy bills is set to rise by a further 6.4% from April, Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife, has called for the introduction of an energy social tariff to protect vulnerable people living in fuel poverty.
·Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
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Cost of living crisis: millions face even higher energy bills in UK
Energy bills in England, Wales and Scotland are to go up more than expected in April. The new price cap, set by the regulator Ofgem, will rise by 6.4%, meaning that an average family would pay £111 more a year for their energy.
·London, United Kingdom
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