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To save money on your energy bill, other help with the cost of living advice you can go to, there is a particular section of the bbc news website and it is called tackling it together. all sorts of advice and tips on how to deal with it. it is 9:30am. it is time we got the news. thank you, chris. the energy regulator, 0fgem, has announced its lowering the energy price cap for the three months from october. it means a typical household bill not including standing charges — in england, scotland ...

The wake of this crisis. i think i would be, if i was in the government, in 0fgem, i would definitely be looking at getting round the table and working out what the future of the uk energy industry looks like particularly in terms of future proofing it. we have seen how badly it has been affected by events elsewhere, the war in ukraine is one thing. but even this week, energy markets have been nervous based on the idea that there might be a strike any natural gas plant in australia. i would be l...

The bad so you take care of yourself and best of luck in your newjob. thank you so much, guys. we and best of luck in your new ob. thank you so much, guys. we have got this one from — thank you so much, guys. we have got this one from tony _ thank you so much, guys. we have got this one from tony on _ thank you so much, guys. we have got this one from tony on facebook. - this one from tony on facebook. standing charges up again, why, when companies are making big profits? my gas usage was less...

Facing up to that again — particularly if youre already struggling? the debt charity stepchange says the trouble is you can count the pennies as much as you like — plenty of people simply cant budget their way out of this. your thoughts — your stories — energy bills and you. really looking forward to getting your stories over the next hour. get in contact. text 85058. at two minutes past nine lets get the news headlines from deena campbell. the energy regulator, 0fgem,

For gas it is under 7p each kilowatt hour, for electricity, 27 p. but you do not turn the heating on and say i wonder how many kilowatt hours i will use today? what you do as you think how much is that going to be on my bill? 0fgem illustrates this cap by saying how much a bill would be for one yearfor cap by saying how much a bill would be for one year for someone who uses what it considers a typical amount of gas and electricity. that is the number we are looking at today. it was just above £...

Millions of people who were actually having to borrow in the first half of this year to be able to pay their energy bill, whether thats putting money on a credit card or taking out a loan. this simply isnt a sustainable response to the energy debt challenge that were seeing. tomorrow, 0fgems new price cap is expected to come down to around £1,900 a year, saving the average bill payer £150. that is still double pre—pandemic levels. the government said help is available for the most vulnerable...

Months theyd had to resort to borrowing money in order to afford their energy bills. one in four people said out of all their bills, energy was the one they were most worried about. the charity said that between january and june, more than 116,000 people had contacted it for advice on energy debt, an increase of nearly 17% on last year. it also found the size of energy debt has grown. the average amount people owe is now £1,711, a third higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. and theres concer...

Just as well because within that period, 0fgems cap peaked again in january at over £11,000. and as wholesale energy prices have come down significantly, weve seen that reflected in the price cap, with a big drop injuly and remember this cap now controls your bills again. analysts predict another slight fall to back under £2000 in october, we get that announcement tomorrow. but bills are still way higher than they were just a few years ago. and remember the cap applies to unit charges and not ...

Things might get a bit more affordable as 0fgems price cap starts to come down, but remember, most of the government subsidies to help with bills have now ended. weve got more people who are in debt to their energy supplier, the amount of debt that they are repaying is so much higher, and the research that we are showing today shows that there are many millions of people who actually had to borrow in the first part of this year to be able to pay energy bills. tomorrow, 0fgems new price cap is ex...

Cash withdrawals and deposits must be available within one mile for people living in urban areas. in rural areas, the maximum distance is three miles. annual energy bills for a typical household are expected to fall slightly from october. consultancy firm cornwall insight predicts bills could drop by ems under a new price cap set to be announced by 0fgem. the energy price cap limits how much suppliers can charge households for each unit of energy they use. but bills remain far higher than before...