The energy price cap will rise again - sending the average household bill rocketing to £3,549 from October, regulator Ofgem has announced.
This means the yearly gas and electricity bill for the average household will rise from from £1,971 - more than 80 per cent. Energy bills will be around £2,300 more than a year earlier.
The announcement came today amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis, with petrol and household item prices soaring and taxes and interest rates also going up. Households have been told to brace for a tough winter, with families having to come up with the money to pay bills or face living in the cold.
