Water bills are rising – how can you save money?

Many people are experiencing a rise in water bills (Alamy/PA) -

It’s an unfortunate fact of life, but for many of us, water bills are on the rise.

At the end of January, Ofwat confirmed that household water bills across England and Wales would increase by an average of 5.4% from April. This is the equivalent of £33 a year, and comes hot on the heels of last year’s increase of 20%, or an average of £86 per household.