Energy bills set to increase by almost £100 from April for 15m households across UK
Energy bills could go up by almost £100 for 15 million households across the UK after Ofgem said suppliers could pass on the cost of rising gas and electricity prices to customers.The regulator said that its price cap for Britain's 11 million households that are on their supplier's default, standard tariff could rise by £96 to £1,138 from April 1.A further four million households with pre-payment meters could see their annual bills jump by £87 to £1,156." Energy bill increases are never welcome, especially as many households are struggling with the impact of the pandemic.