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UK households face £21 gas and electricity price rise to help cover Covid-19 bill

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Millions of households could see their energy bills jump next year to help shoulder the Covid-19 bill, Ofgem has warned. The regulator has proposed an increase to the maximum many households can be charged on their bills, because the pandemic is putting pressure on energy companies.

Ofgem said it is considering a £21 per household Covid hike to the default price cap when it next comes up for review. The April rise would come on top of any other changes made to the amount energy companies can charge customers on their default rates.

The current price cap, which runs between October 2020 and the end of March 2021, is set at £1,042 per household for both gas and electricity.

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