2024-11-22
11 分钟The energy regulator Ofgem has announced its next quarterly price cap will rise by £21 for the average household. An increase of £1.75 a month. The decision affects the bills of 27 million households in England, Wales and Scotland. In this bonus episode of The Martin Lewis Podcast, Martin explains what it could mean for you.
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Hello, and welcome to this special urgent edition of the Martin Lewis Podcast.
On the back of today's news that the energy price cap is to rise again in January.
So what does this mean for you?
What should you do about it?
Bracket, Spoiler alert.
You should fix.
And the big question I keep being asked is all about, will standing charges come down?
I answered all of those in my interview on 5 Live Breakfast this morning, so have a listen.
As we've been hearing, the energy price cap has gone up, with bills for a typical household rising by £21 a year in January.
Money saving expert Martin Lewis is here.
Morning, Martin.
Good morning.
Hello.
I'm never a fan of that typical bills thing.
You'll remember that.
Exactly.
So let's not do that.
Let's talk about it in meaningful terms to people.
How would you put it?