Households Endure Another Year of Energy Bill Misery Due to ‘Volatile’ Market

Citizens Advice said this year had seen record high levels of people in debt to their energy supplier, and the numbers were growing.
Households Endure Another Year of Energy Bill Misery Due to ‘Volatile’ Market
File photo of an online energy bill, dated Feb. 3, 2022. Jacob King /PA Media
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Households have endured yet another year of energy bill misery as the ongoing effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the UK’s susceptibility to the highly volatile wholesale market.

The year started with Ofgem’s energy price cap rocketing to more than £4,000 a year for the typical household, although households received £400 towards their bills, which were limited by the government’s energy price guarantee to an average £2,500.