Martin Lewis, the self-styles Money Saving Expert, has issued three important tips to help with what he calls the "energy bills crisis". In a video uploaded to Tik Tok, Martin explained some ingenious ways to keep your bills as low as possible ahead of the prices going up in April.
He said: "On April 1, the price cap - which the majority of homes are on - is going to rise by 54 per cent, adding a typical £700 to the average bill. Then on October 1, it changes again, and we're a month through the six-month period that's assessed on.
"If it continues the way it has so far, expect to see another 40 per cent rise on top of the April rise, taking the typical household bill to an unaffordable £2,900. Clearly, political intervention is needed. What I want to do today though is [give] three quick tips that may help a little.