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Will see its bill rise by £693 a year to nearly £2,000. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it's going up again, isn't it? yes. to 250. that's crazy, that. hussain has a full—time job but they are struggling to make ends meet. we have looked into the local food bank. 0n the weekends, they have it open to the public, where you pay a couple of pounds and fill your bags up. we have had a look at that and we have started to kind of use that. for many families like the masters, wo...

And why. people's energy bills are rising because it is more expensive for companies who supply our energy to buy oil, coal and gas. of the £693 increase in the april price cap, around 80% comes from wholesale energy prices. over the last year the price of gas alone has quadrupled and because over 85% of homes in britain are heated with a gas boiler and around 40% of our electricity comes from gas, this is hitting households hard. the reason gas prices are soaring are global. across europe and asia a long cold winter last year depleted gas stores, disruption to other energy sources like nucle...

Our first report is from our consumer affairs correspondent coletta smith. the energy price cap is going up again to nearly £2000 per year from april. for donna with three children and no increase in her income, it feels impossible. the and no increase in her income, it feels impossible.— and no increase in her income, it feels impossible. the thought that we have got _ feels impossible. the thought that we have got to _ feels impossible. the thought that we have got to find _ feels impossible. the thought that we have got to find that _ feels impossible. the thought that we have got to fin...

With the volatility in the market. the cap is currently assessed every six months, limiting what gas and electricity companies can charge a typical household. yesterday it was announced that the cap will rise in april — meaning an average household on a variable tariff will see its bill rise by £693 a year — to nearly £2,000. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it's gone up again, hasn't it? yeah, to 250 — that's crazy, that. hussain has a full—time job, but they are st...

A huge increase which dwarfs what we have already seen. after huge pressure to step in, the government has decided to act. for pressure to step in, the government has decided to act.— has decided to act. for me to stand here and pretend _ has decided to act. for me to stand here and pretend we _ has decided to act. for me to stand here and pretend we don't - has decided to act. for me to stand here and pretend we don't have - has decided to act. for me to stand here and pretend we don't have to l here and pretend we don't have to adjust to paying higher prices would be wrong and dishonest. b...