Southern Water ‘considering bill rises of 73%’
1 year, 6 months ago

Southern Water ‘considering bill rises of 73%’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Southern Water is proposing to charge customers an extra £279 a year on their bills by 2030, documents from a focus group reveal. The least cost option would save a further £3-a-year rise by 2030 – giving Southern Water £60 million – but the company would not invest in accelerating work to reduce sewage discharges from the top 30 spilling storm overflows. “This is why it is important we work together with our communities, in finding the right balance.” This absolute scandal makes it crystal clear that our privatised water system is broken Cat Hobbs, We Own It Cat Hobbs is the director of We Own It, a group campaigning for public ownership of the water companies. She said that, according to a poll of more than 4,000 people commissioned by her group, 69% support public ownership, adding: “This absolute scandal makes it crystal clear that our privatised water system is broken.

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