The average household has seen a £2,300 rise in energy bills since April 2021, despite government support.
That’s according to new data from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, which estimates this could lead to a national expenditure of over £68 billion.
Ofgem is expected to announce the new energy price cap tomorrow, but costs are likely to remain 50% higher than before the crisis, with nearly three million households in energy-related debt.
Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, commented: “Three years of staggering energy bills have placed an unbearable strain on household finances up and down the country. Household energy debt is at record levels, millions of people are living in cold damp homes and children are suffering in mouldy conditions.
“Everybody can see what is happening in Britain’s broken energy system and it is time for politicians to unite to enact the measures needed to end fuel poverty.”
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