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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josie Clarke

REVEALED: Households urged to submit energy readings as further price rises forecast | Vintage Vibes

The increase takes effect just as temperatures are set to plunge and many face warnings of snow (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nine million households have been urged to send meter readings to their energy supplier as prices rise again – with a further 3% increase forecast for April.

The average energy bill for households across England, Scotland and Wales is to increase by 1.2% from Wednesday after Ofgem raised its price cap in response to wholesale prices.

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