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Without the Government’s support, bills for the average household would be 67p per unit of electricity instead of 34p, and 17p per unit of gas instead of 10.3p

The Government’s energy price guarantee will cost around £15.1bn between January and March, compared with £7.8bn from October to December.

The cost of the Government’s energy support package was revealed on Thursday as industry watchdog Ofgem said average annual energy bills should have risen to an eye-watering £4,729 between January and March.

The arrival of colder weather at the start of the winter has begun to bite in the gas market. After a lull in October, the industry-wide cost of the commodity in November has picked up sharply, although it remains significantly lower year-on-year and well below the peaks seen at the…

Information campaign to advise on cutting usage as cost of shielding households from soaring bills is set to double in new year

Major suppliers such as British Gas, EDF, Eon and Octopus are also rapped by watchdog for letting down vulnerable customers

Data errors mean some households have been sent vastly inflated energy projections

In September she had to choose between buying school uniforms for her children and paying the bill

All 17 firms who submitted data to the regulator were told they have to improve their practices.

‘We hope this report acts as a wake-up call,’ charity says

Watchdog finds ‘severe weaknesses’ at Good Energy, Outfox, So Energy, TruEnergy and Utilita