Octopus takes stand against standing charges

The supplier announced a new support package for its customers worth around £40 million

Poorest pay ‘three times more for their energy than the richest’  

New research shows lower income households spend on average £60 more every year on their energy bills than higher income households

Thames Water plans £100 price hike by 2020

Thames Water has said the average bill for its customers could rise by nearly £100 a year in the next seven years. The nation’s biggest water company is proposing a 1%-a-year above-inflation increase between 2015 and 2020, which will leave the average customer with a bill of around £450 a year. The firm said the […]