UK: Energy bills rise 50% for low use

ENERGY companies have increased the bills of low power users, including second home owners and young professionals, by more than 50%, three times their headline increases.

Npower has hiked gas bills for 30,000 customers by an average of 40%.


The worst hit customers are in the East Midlands, London and the northwest with increases of more than 50%.

British Gas raised its charges for people using low amounts of power by an average of 44% for gas and 46% for electricity. Its worst-hit customers in Kent and the Midlands have suffered an increase of 70% for electricity.

Eon raised its bills for 30,000 households using only a low amount of energy, which is charged at a higher rate, by 41%.

Times of London