Energy bills for a typical household will rise by £111 a year from 1st April, a higher than expected increase, Ofgem has confirmed The post Ofgem confirms energy bills will rise by 6.4% in April appeared first on The Eco Experts.

Ofgem has confirmed the typical dual fuel household paying by direct debit will see their annual energy bill increase from £1,738 a year to £1,849 from April

The current energy secretary, Ed Miliband, said that the "worrying" £111 a year increase in typical bills from April was due to a "global spike in gas prices" though pledged that as the Labour Party works toward net zero by 2030, that this will help deliver on their campaign promise of slashing household bills by £300.

The energy regulator Ofgem told BBC's Money Box that it is writing to chief executives demanding to know how many people have been sent "back bills". Back billing is when customers receive new bills for energy used longer than 12 months before - a practice that was banned seven years ago.

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

Energy bills are set to rise by 6.4% from April, Ofgem has confirmed. The average bill will increase to £1,849 from April. It is the third consecutive rise to the energy price by cap the regulator. The new figure represents a 6.

Energy bills are set to rise by 6.4% in April for the millions of households still on standard variable tariffs.

The energy regulator is gearing up to introduce a series of major changes that could see you shelling out more or less on your bills, depending on your energy consumption

According to Uswitch, here are the top 10 cheapest fixed-rate energy tariffs at the time of writing, from Octopus to British Gas. The energy price cap, introduced in 2019 by the regulator Ofgem, prevents service providers from making excessive profits from customers.