UK bills set for another shock rise – here's when and why

• Household energy bills in the UK are forecast to surge by 16 per cent to £1,999 a year in January, marking the highest cap level in four years.
• More than four million households face an increase in annual bills to £1,723 from October when Ofgem raises its price cap, despite a temporary VAT removal on electricity.
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned that constrained public finances leave little room for manoeuvre to ease household pressures in the upcoming Budget.
• Wholesale energy costs have spiked following the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
• Charities such as National Energy Action have called for urgent targeted support in the Autumn Budget to assist vulnerable households facing rising fuel debt.

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UK energy bills forecast to jump by another £276 a year from January