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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose

Millions to pay lower summer energy bills as UK price cap drops

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The latest energy price cap applies only from July to the end of September. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

Millions of households will pay lower gas and electricity bills this summer as the energy price cap for Great Britain falls by £122 a year to the equivalent of £1,568 for the typical annual charge from today.

However, the latest cap applies only from July until the end of September, and bills are expected to rise again this winter, leaving millions struggling to heat their homes.

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