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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

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

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

Daily Record

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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

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

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 Guardian - UK

‘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%.

The Independent UK

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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

'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

Daily Mirror

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.

The Conversation

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Edinburgh Live

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

Glasgow Live

Energy discounts are a sticking plaster – here's a long-term solution to soaring household bills

The energy crisis is biting hard. Average gas and electricity bills in the UK will rise by 54% on April 1 2022 when the regulator Ofgem lifts its price cap. This is an increase of roughly £700 a year (US$950). According to the charity National Energy Action another two million…

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Manchester Evening News

Energy prices could rise again in the summer - this is why

Amid a major increase in energy bill prices in April, fears are growing over another increase before October

The Independent UK

Energy bills for 22 million homes could rise again this summer under new Ofgem powers

Officials said that changes to the price cap on bills, including the ability to change it more often than twice a year, will reduce risks for suppliers

Manchester Evening News

Energy bill price cap will be 'the death of some care homes' in Greater Manchester, care manager warns

The increase is expected to plunge millions into fuel poverty

The Independent UK

Water bills set to rise by £7 a year

The increase comes shortly after Ofgem put up the price of energy by nearly £700.

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Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis advice on what you should and shouldn't do amid energy bills crisis

Martin Lewis has been wading through the energy bills crisis after Ofgem yesterday confirmed that it was hiking its energy price cap by almost £700 for people on default tariffs

Nottingham Post

How to check your house's council tax band - find out yours as rebate confirmed and costs soar

It comes after Ofgem increased the energy price cap to just under £2,000 a year

Wales Online

Energy bills could go up again this summer as Ofgem gives itself new power

Bills should have been fixed until October but Ofgem says there may now be another announcement much sooner

The Independent UK

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

Energy bills could rise again this summer under new Ofgem powers

Ofgem has given itself the powers to change the price cap outside its normal twice-yearly reviews

The Guardian - UK

Energy price cap may be updated every three months, says Ofgem

Great Britain’s regulator says it would allow households to adjust more quickly to market changes

Daily Record

Hundreds of Dumfries and Galloway households to be plunged into fuel poverty after Ofgem announces annual bills will soar by nearly £700

The whopping rise "make life considerably harder for thousands of older people", with some facing a choice between "heating and eating"

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