‘Surge pricing’ for gas and electricity at peak times could force households to ration their use Ofgem claims changes will save consumers up to £4.5bn by 2045 The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
What is the energy price cap and what does it mean for you? Rising global gas prices inspiring dramatic increase in household bills in 2022 The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
Who is eligible for help with energy bills and council tax and how to claim Electricity and gas bills to soar by almost £700 from April, says Ofgem The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022
EDF confirms bills will rise by average of £693 a year after price cap increase It comes after regulator Ofgem announced it would increase the energy price cap to its highest level Liverpool Echo · Feb 10, 2022
Ofgem boss admits it made serious mistakes that will add £200million to household bills Ofgem chief Jonathan Brearley also said that fewer customers will hunt for better deals in the future and said that as things stand, bills could rise for the third time in October Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
Huge smart meter shake-up confirmed - allowing prices to change 48 times a day Suppliers will be able to use smart meter data to change consumer energy prices as much as 48 times per day, allowing them to charge more at peak times, under an overhaul of the system Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
What is the energy price cap and what does it mean for you? Rising global gas prices inspiring dramatic increase in household bills in 2022 The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022
Who is eligible for help with energy bills and council tax and how to claim Electricity and gas bills to soar by almost £700 from April, says Ofgem The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022
Half-hourly smart meter updates ‘to become default under Ofgem plans’ Overhaul is ‘a significant milestone on Britain’s path to net zero’, Ofgem says The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022
Flat owners to see energy bills rise 700% because of Ofgem small print Ofgem’s energy price cap will rise by 54% in April, but an estimated 800,000 homeowners and tenants are not covered by it because they are on communal networks that heat large buildings Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022
Ofgem admits it should have acted sooner to protect UK households Regulator says it missed chances to make energy market more resilient, after wave of collapsed providers The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022
Ofgem ‘should have acted differently’ to ensure companies did not collapse Energy prices are set to spike by hundreds of pounds for millions of households around the world. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022
Ofgem boss admits he should have acted sooner to prevent supplier collapses that cost households £2.5bn Ed Miliband says ministers’ failure to act means ‘working people are paying higher bills’ The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022
Thousands of flat owners hit with bill rises of up to 700 per cent for uncapped heat and electricity 800,000 leaseholders and tenants stung by huge rises in costs of communal heat and power The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022
Daily Record · Feb 8, 2022 Perthshire politicians call for vulnerable residents to get support as gas prices soar Gas prices have risen to an all-time high with energy bills set to rise by around £700 a year
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022 Ofgem admits failings over energy regulation, and warns Ukraine conflict would push bills higher – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022 Who pays for lost credit balances at failed energy companies? We all do A sizable chunk of consumers’ credit has gone missing but just how much is not yet clear
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022 Energy price cap: your questions about the rise answered The energy watchdog Ofgem is raising the price cap that suppliers are allowed to charge customers
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022 ‘Lives will be lost this year’ due to hike in bills, Scottish minister warns The response comes after Ofgem announced energy bills will jump by 54%.
Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2022 Queen's eye-watering energy bills may soar by more than £2million after price cap hike Experts predict the 54 per cent rise announced by Ofgem last week could add more than £2million to the cost of heating and lighting the royal estate
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022 'New cut-price tariff should be launched to help the worst off pay energy bills' Campaigners calls for social tariff for home energy bills as crisis deepens and households face paying hundreds of pounds more to keep their families warm
The Conversation · Feb 4, 2022 Energy poverty is linked to physical and mental health – our research proves it Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem is set to increase its cap on energy prices by 54% this April 2022. This is in response to the skyrocketing price of gas, aggravated by demand picking up as countries relaxed lockdown measures, low-wind speeds, and bottlenecks in supply chains.
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022 Spiralling energy bills could rise AGAIN before next winter, Ofgem confirms Experts predict bills could leap by another £300, to £2,300, next October given current energy costs. However, it is feared households could be hit by further price rises between April and October
Edinburgh Live · Feb 4, 2022 How DWP help with energy bills in Scotland with Warm Home Discount and more The average household bill is set to rise by an extra £693 per year as the price cap from Ofgem has been confirmed - Here is what the DWP is offering to help pay energy bills in Scotland.
Glasgow Live · Feb 4, 2022 All the costs rising in Scotland from energy bills to national insurance and more A number of factors will contribute to a higher cost of living in Scotland this year, including the energy price cap increase, higher National Insurance rates and more