Two in five households across England and Wales say they will find it difficult to afford the increases to water bills being proposed by the regulator Ofwat, according to a report.
Overall, 40% of water customers said they would find proposed changes to their bill difficult to afford – more than double the 18% who say they have difficulty paying their current bill, a survey of 9,500 households in August and September for the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) found.
