Nearly two thirds of households have cut back on using appliances because they fear running up energy bills they will struggle to pay, a survey has found.
Online retailer Freemans found that 65% of families have limited their use of or cut out electrical appliance in order to reduce bills, with ovens and washing machines being first in line for reduced use. The concern is top of agenda after the rise in energy prices this month to £2,500 per year for an average home, and households have been looking for ways to reduce their spending.
Although the Government stepped in to prevent householders having to pay Ofgem's eye-watering price cap of £3549 for average use from October 1, the new price guarantee is still more than the £1971 we were paying last month, and a staggering £800 more than the average price cap of £1277 last October.
