Energy bills: what to do as prices head for £2,000 a year, from switching deals to insulating

Household energy bills in Great Britain are predicted to reach £1,999 a year for the typical household from January. Photograph: Simon Dack/Alamy

Household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical bill forecast to jump by £276 to the equivalent of nearly £2,000 year.

It is a worrying outlook but there are practical steps you can take to mitigate the predicted price shock.