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Amount you can do about it. probably about £70 or so of your bill. annually. but it is still something where you can turn the thermostat down, use less energy but no impact on your standing charge. thank you. laura. anonymous question, why are the poorest people always hit the most? that is a very broad question but i think one thing that we can look at here, going back to the spring statement, people were expecting more help. people on state pension and benefits were expecting or hoping maybe or a slightly larger increase in their payments. from this month, they are going to say about a 3% i...

Which sets the energy price cap — also caps standing charges. the average standing charge for electricity is going up 20p a day this week. a big rise. but the bbc has learned this varies significantly depending on where you live. as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. energy bills are all going in one direction. i'm not too sure how much they're going up by, wejust know that they're going up. yes. yeah, it's going about £700. that's mostly because of the rising price for the energy you use. but there's another figure lurking on your bill — something cal...

But these latest price rises are not going up by the same proportion. london is seeing the smallest increase, up eight pence a day, while north wales and merseyside are seeing their standing charges double this week, up an extra 23 pence. the regulator sets a different maximum standing charge in each area. ofgem told us that some regions are increasing more than others, because of a reallocation of network costs. that means people living here in liverpool will have to find an extra £50 a year, compared to people living in london, just to cover that standing charge increase. surprise, surprise...

Many of us have already seen our energy bills rise. and this week, costs go up further. lots of anger about one particular element of this — standing charges. from friday, the amount an average household will pay per year for their energy will be around £700 higher. that's for people on standard tariffs, paying by direct debit, and using an average amount of energy. people who use more energy will pay more than that cap level. as well as paying for the actual gas and electricity you use, your bill also includes a fee to be connected to the energy network, called a standing charge. this fee ...

And £150 council tax rebate for anyone in a—d properties. and some support, 500m to local councils, but people hope for more from the government. another increase in the price cap and a cobra. it might be the government is waiting to give out more help specifically for energy price issues at that point in october. it might be a we see more help later in the year. kevin, a question, a lot of people might not be aware, why does london have the lowest capped standing charge for electricity when the rest of the uk is paying much higher prices?