Energy sector consultancy Cornwall Insight has made its final prediction for the April 2025 energy price cap level, forecasting energy bills to rise by 5%. Ofgem will confirm the level of the cap next week.
National Energy Action Chief Executive Adam Scorer responds, ‘This will be a third successive increase in energy bills, coming after three years of abnormally high energy bills. Wholesale prices suggest a further rise in summer. It will feel like an interminable winter for so many, with energy a luxury they simply cannot afford.
‘There is no getting used to this new normal for the people we try to help. Millions of the most vulnerable households are struggling with debt and severely rationing their heating.
‘Households need further action from the government. National Energy Action is calling for additional targeted energy bill support through a social tariff or an expanded Warm Home Discount; a help-to-repay scheme to support households out of debt; and for the government’s Warm Homes Plan to be the big game-changer that will actually turn cold properties into warm homes for the poorest households.’
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- National Energy Action (NEA), is the national fuel poverty charity, working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to improve the lives of people in fuel poverty. We directly support people with energy and income maximisation advice, and we advocate on issues such as the current energy crisis and the need to improve the energy efficiency of our homes. See: www.nea.org.uk/.
- Cornwall Insight final estimate for the April 2025 price cap https://www.cornwall-insight.com/press-and-media/press-release/cornwall-insight-release-final-april-price-cap-forecast/