A domestic home thermostat
CAMPAIGNERS and trade unions have blasted the forthcoming winter rise in energy bills, saying today that it would come at the “worst possible time” and effectively wipe out any gains from this week’s Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
The average household energy bill is set to increase by 5 per cent a year — or £94 — from January after Ofgem announced that it would raise its price cap in response to higher wholesale prices.
An average household will spend up to £1,928 on fuel in the new year, although some will pay much more.
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