Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says
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Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36 per cent over the next five years, water regulator Ofwat has said. Ofwat said the increase would pay for a £104 billion upgrade of the water sector to deliver “substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment”. Despite the average £31 a year increase figure, households will face a heavy average hike of £86 or 20 per cent in the next year, excluding inflation, with smaller percentage increases in each of the next four years.

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Thames Water wins court approval in London for emergency funding deal
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1 week, 4 days ago

Thames Water wins court approval in London for emergency funding deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thames Water, which serves 16 million people in and around London, has received court approval for up to 3 billion pounds of emergency funding, preventing the company from falling into government administration. Thames Water, which has about 17 billion pounds of debt, was in danger of running out of money within days if the court had not authorized …

Why are water bills rising by up to 47% next month?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Why are water bills rising by up to 47% next month?

Daily Mail  

Awful April is just weeks away and households are bracing themselves for huge increases in their bills. Price hikes: Households will pay up to £200 more a year after an Ofwat review of water bills How much do people currently pay for water and how is it calculated? The Consumer Council for Water warns that these bills could rise even …

More headache for Starmer, UK energy bills shoot up for the third consecutive month
1 month ago

More headache for Starmer, UK energy bills shoot up for the third consecutive month

Firstpost  

Estimates published by the UK’s regulatory body Ofgem on Tuesday show that the cap, which is set every month, will jump to £1,849 from April 1. It said that volatile wholesale markets for both natural gas and electricity were the driving force behind the increase A British government advert offering people help with winter energy bills is seen on the …

Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases
1 month, 1 week ago

Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases

The Independent  

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Water firms appeal to watchdog for higher customer bill increases
1 month, 1 week ago

Water firms appeal to watchdog for higher customer bill increases

The Independent  

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Why are water bills going up so much?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why are water bills going up so much?

The Independent  

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UK Households Set for Record Hike in Water Bills From April
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UK Households Set for Record Hike in Water Bills From April

Live Mint  

-- Average UK water bills are set to rise 26% from April, the biggest ever increase for households and business still feeling the sting of a cost-of-living crisis. “We understand increasing bills is never welcome and, while we urgently need investment in our water and sewage infrastructure, we know that for many this increase will be difficult,” David Henderson, Water …

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases
1 month, 4 weeks ago

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases

The Independent  

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Martin Lewis urges households to act to as he shares top tips to slash bills in 2025
2 months, 1 week ago

Martin Lewis urges households to act to as he shares top tips to slash bills in 2025

The Independent  

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How much will bills go up in 2025 – and when?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How much will bills go up in 2025 – and when?

The Independent  

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Households urged to submit energy readings amid forecast of further rises ahead
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Households urged to submit energy readings amid forecast of further rises ahead

The Independent  

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Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry
3 months, 1 week ago

Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Daily Mail  

Fat cat water bosses were last night accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry – as they enjoyed bumper bonuses for failure. Mark this day, for it is the day you became angry.’ Singer turned water campaigner Feargal Sharkey said that Ofwat is making people pay 'for decades of criminal activity' Aerial view of …

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?
3 months, 1 week ago

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?

The Independent  

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The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?
3 months, 1 week ago

The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?

The Independent  

The water industry regulator’s website crashed this morning as it announced by quite how much the privatised water companies will soon be able to rinse its customers. Despite Thames Water declaring it had made “solid progress” on its transformation and turnaround, it’s not exactly clear what “progress” means in this instance. Companies like to report several different measures of profit, …

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone
3 months, 1 week ago

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone

The Independent  

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Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?
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3 months, 1 week ago

Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?

The Independent  

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What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year
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3 months, 1 week ago

What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Daily Mail  

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat announced today. Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by a total of £157 or 36 per cent over the next five years – an average £31 a year over that period. The Committee will hold …

Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends
3 months, 1 week ago

Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends

Daily Mail  

Thames Water has been handed an £18.2million fine after regulator Ofwat used powers to crack down on firms paying 'unjustified' dividends for the first time. The regulator said Thames Water made interim dividend payouts totalling £37.5million to its holding company, Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited, in October last year and further payouts of about £158.3million in March 2024. The ruling …

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April
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3 months, 1 week ago

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

The Independent  

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Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation
3 months, 1 week ago

Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation

Daily Mail  

Water bosses were today given the green light for huge bill hikes averaging 36 per cent over the next five years. Southern Water customers are being hit hardest with bills going up 53 per cent over the period - and inflation projected to add another 10 per cent. The water firms provide supplies to England and Wales The proposed bill …

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'
3 months, 1 week ago

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'

China Daily  

A vehicle enters Thames Water's Mogden sewage treatment works in West London, England in this file photo. BEN STANSALL / AFP Water companies in England and Wales have been urged to offer more help to vulnerable customers and bill payers ahead of the latest round of price increases, due to be announced this week. For the last few years, privatized …

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'
3 months, 1 week ago

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'

China Daily  

A vehicle enters Thames Water's Mogden sewage treatment works in West London, England in this file photo. BEN STANSALL / AFP Water companies in England and Wales have been urged to offer more help to vulnerable customers and bill payers ahead of the latest round of price increases, due to be announced this week. For the last few years, privatized …

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash
3 months, 1 week ago

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash

The Independent  

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Angela Rayner's plans to build 1.5million homes by 2029 will leave Britain at risk of drought by creating demand for extra half a billion litres of water EACH DAY, experts say
3 months, 1 week ago

Angela Rayner's plans to build 1.5million homes by 2029 will leave Britain at risk of drought by creating demand for extra half a billion litres of water EACH DAY, experts say

Daily Mail  

Angela Rayner’s plans to build 1.5 million more homes by 2029 will leave Britain at risk of drought, experts said last night. The extra households will create demand for an extra half a billion litres of water every day. Yet the Environment Agency says the UK is already heading for a shortage of more than a billion litres a day …

Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes

The Independent  

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Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses
4 months ago

Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses

The Independent  

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Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses
4 months, 1 week ago

Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses

The Independent  

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Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed
4 months, 1 week ago

Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed

The Independent  

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Two in five households will struggle to afford looming water bill price hikes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two in five households will struggle to afford looming water bill price hikes

Daily Mail  

Two in five households will struggle to pay a predicted increase in water bills, the water watchdog has warned. A survey by the Consumer Council for Water found 18 per cent of customers are already struggling to afford water bills. Overflowing: Many households are already struggling and cannot afford further bill increases Of that 40 per cent: 43 per cent …

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns

The Independent  

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Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage
5 months ago

Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage

The Telegraph  

Failing water companies face lighter punishments under a climbdown being prepared by the industry regulator, risking an increase in leakages, water supply interruptions, and pollution. Investors in Britain’s water sector have rounded on the watchdog, claiming its hardline stance risks deterring further foreign investment in the industry at a time when it is crying out for billions of pounds of …

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?
5 months ago

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?

The Independent  

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Water sector review could include replacing Ofwat amid row over bills and sewage
5 months ago

Water sector review could include replacing Ofwat amid row over bills and sewage

The Independent  

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Water companies push for higher bills again as customers face up to 84% hike
5 months ago

Water companies push for higher bills again as customers face up to 84% hike

The Independent  

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Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned
5 months ago

Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

The Independent  

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What are the latest penalties for water firms, and will they reduce bills?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the latest penalties for water firms, and will they reduce bills?

The Independent  

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Water firms to return £158m to customers over leaks and pollution failings
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Water firms to return £158m to customers over leaks and pollution failings

The Independent  

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Water companies ordered to pay back £158m to customers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Water companies ordered to pay back £158m to customers

The Telegraph  

Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to households as they were rebuked over their poor performance. It comes after water companies’ sewage spills into English rivers and seas more than doubled last year, adding to growing public outrage over the privatised utilities sector. Ofwat chief executive David Black warned that water companies kept blaming “outside causes” rather than …

Household water complaints spike amid environment and meter concerns
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Household water complaints spike amid environment and meter concerns

The Independent  

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Water nationalisation comes with more-than £99 billion price tag, minister warns
6 months ago

Water nationalisation comes with more-than £99 billion price tag, minister warns

The Independent  

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Starmer plots to raise bills to fund Thames Water bailout
6 months, 1 week ago

Starmer plots to raise bills to fund Thames Water bailout

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer is planning to allow water bills across the country to be raised to pay for a Government bailout of Thames Water. New legislation will let the Government charge all water companies the full £10 billion cost if ministers decide to take over the struggling company. Thames Water has more than £15 billion of debt, and said in …

What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?

The Independent  

These are only some of the problems facing the water industry – and a row has erupted about how much money will be needed to solve them. Water UK, the industry’s lobby group, is unhappy about Ofwat’s decision to allow average household bills to rise by £94 per household over the next five years. that its draft decision to cut …

Thames Water proposes huge new bills hike
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water proposes huge new bills hike

The Independent  

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Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines
7 months, 1 week ago

Water suppliers brace for £2bn in sewage fines

The Telegraph  

Britain’s troubled water sector is facing the threat of £2bn in penalties over the next five years, as regulator Ofwat attempts to crack down on sewage failings. A report by the ratings agency Moody’s has predicted that tougher rules on pollution will spark a flood of regulatory fines, burdening many businesses already struggling to stay afloat. In Moody’s latest assessment …

Every single water company in England and Wales now facing huge sewage investigation by regulator
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Every single water company in England and Wales now facing huge sewage investigation by regulator

The Independent  

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Labour gets tough on water firms and ups compensation levels, with payouts set to double - here's how it works
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour gets tough on water firms and ups compensation levels, with payouts set to double - here's how it works

Daily Mail  

Households in England and Wales are set to get extra compensation from 'broken' water firms due to a government crackdown on customer service. Thames Oughta : Water companies have agreed to Labour's plans to invest heavily in upgrading the UK's neglected water mains to tackle the sewage crisis in rivers and seas Now the Government has plans to shake up …

Water customers to receive up to £2k compensation payments for serious service failures
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Water customers to receive up to £2k compensation payments for serious service failures

The Independent  

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UK Water Companies Told to Double Compensation for Outages
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UK Water Companies Told to Double Compensation for Outages

Live Mint  

-- Water companies in England and Wales will have to double their compensation to customers for providing poor service, a government ministry proposed, following a series of outages and a parasite outbreak. Reimbursements to households for outages would rise to £50, with an additional £50 for every subsequent 12-hour period that water isn’t restored, according to the Department for Environment, …

British water firms fined for sewage pollution
7 months, 3 weeks ago

British water firms fined for sewage pollution

China Daily  

A van for the water treatment company Thames Water, is driven along a residential street in Guildford, southern England, Aug 6, 2024. Three major water utility companies in the United Kingdom face 168 million pounds in fines for numerous illegal sewage releases into rivers and coastal waters. Ofwat stated that the water companies "failed to ensure that discharges of untreated …

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