Savvy families have been stocking up on items to keep them warm before the price of household energy rises from October 1.
Although the Government has stepped in to guarantee a typical household can expect to pay £2,500 a year under its energy price guarantee instead of the £3,549 a year set under the energy price cap, that's cold comfort to families whose budgets are already stretched to bursting point as the cost of living spirals.
When the Government's £400 energy rebate is included, the average family should be paying around £2,100 for their gas and electricity bill per year from tomorrow, which is £129 more than they are currently paying and a whopping £823 more than last year's price cap of £1,277 for average use.
