- Ofgem announces the price cap to rise for third successive time by 6.4% in April to £1,849 a year for a typical household
- New polling by National Energy Action with YouGov finds half (49%) of adults in GB likely to ration energy in coming months
- In the last three months, only 42% of adults in GB said that they have been able to comfortably afford their heating bill, polling finds
Ofgem announces energy bills are set for a third successive increase, with the price cap rising 6.4% (over £100) to £1,849 a year for a typical household from 1 April.
Today’s announcement from Ofgem comes as new polling from National Energy Action and YouGov finds that 49% of adults in GB expect to ration their energy in the coming months.
The polling also finds that only 42% of adults in GB say that they have been able to comfortably afford their heating bill in the last three months, without needing to ration their heating or making cuts elsewhere.
National Energy Action Chief Executive Adam Scorer says, ‘For the third time in a row the price cap is rising. Households already faced sky-high bills as a result of the energy crisis, and today’s announcement will add to the burden on the most vulnerable. We already see the impacts of sustained high bills – total energy debt is at record levels and rising, and people are rationing their heating to dangerous levels and going without essentials.
‘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 provide significant investment to insulate the coldest homes for the poorest households.’
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Notes to editors
- 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/.
- All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,266 adults in GB. Fieldwork was undertaken between 15-16 January 2025. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
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