energy bills

The rate change will add around £35 a year to the average annual power bill for nearly half a million households

Consumer bodies are calling on householders to shop around and switch to a better deal

The default price cap will reduce from £1,254 to £1,179 from 1st October until March 2020

They recover their allowed revenues from charges to suppliers, who in turn pass these costs to customers through their energy bills

Ecotricity, Good Energy and Green Energy UK can charge consumers above the standard variable tariff rates limit set by Ofgem

Look After My Bills is a free service that automatically switches energy consumers to a cheaper deal when their contract comes to an end

It aims to maximise the number of homes in the social rented sector attaining an Energy Performance Certificate rating B by 2032

Citizens Advice estimates that is the total amount left behind by the failed energy suppliers

The figure is said to be significantly higher than those who have switched home insurance, broadband, telephone providers and banks

New research has also found more than a third of informal carers have struggled to pay their energy bills at some stage