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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford and Jonathan Prynn

Another gas bill ‘hammer blow’ for families

Families faced a new cost of living “hammer blow”on bills on Thursday after Ofgem said it would update the energy price cap every three months.

The regulator confirmed that the maximum tariff companies can charge for gas and electric will be updated quarterly, rather than every six months, meaning a huge price hike will hit not just in October but also again in the depths of winter on January 1.

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