Charities have reacted angrily to the rise while the boss of Octopus has suggested pensioners struggling to heat their homes should consider using electric blankets to keep warm

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The Ofgem price cap does not put a limit on how much you can pay for energy - instead, it sets the maximum unit price you can be charged for gas and electricity

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will rise once again in the New Year in a devastating cost of living blow for consumers. The typical energy bill for households on a variable rate tariff will increase to £1,

The regulator announced that typical households on variable rate tariffs will see their annual energy bills climb to £1,738 between January and March 2025

The UK’s energy price cap is set to rise by £21 for an average household, taking a standard yearly bill to £1,738, Ofgem has said. The energy regulator opted to announce a 1.2 per cent hike in the cap for the period January to March 2025 – or £1.

Brits are bracing for more misery as the energy price cap will increase to £1,738 a year. The change to the Ofgem price cap – which sets a maximum rate per unit and standing charge that can be billed to customers for their energy use – will rise by £21 for an average household per year or around £1.75-a-month.

We explain all the ways to cut your energy bill after Ofgem announced its price cap will rise once again from January in a major blow to millions of households

LONDON (Reuters) -Millions of British households will see energy bills tick up in January after regulator Ofgem said it would increase its domestic price cap by 1.2% from January as volatile wholesale energy markets kept prices high.

This is £21 more than the October to December cap of £1,717. The new cap, lasting from January to March 2025, will be £190 cheaper than the cap during those months in 2024. The energy price cap is the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge for each unit of energy for those on a standard variable tariff,

Millions of homeowners will pay more for energy bills from January, after regulator Ofgem announced its price cap will rise to £1,738 a year. The price cap, currently £1,717 a year for average energy use,