UK household energy bills to hit three-year high from October

Middle East war pushes prices up 4 per cent

Household energy bills will increase by an average of £5 a month from October 1 after Ofgem raised the price cap by 4 per cent.

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Henry Saker-Clark and Anna Wise, Press Association Households are bracing for a winter squeeze from energy bills as regulator Ofgem is expected to raise the price cap to a three-year high. Analysts are expecting household bills to increase after the Middle East conflict affected wholesale prices. Ofgem will on Wednesda

Analysts are expecting household bills to increase after the Middle East conflict affected wholesale prices.

Analysts are expecting household bills to increase after the Middle East conflict affected wholesale prices.

Analysts are expecting household bills to increase after the Middle East conflict affected wholesale prices.

Higher energy prices resulting from the Iran war have so far had only a limited effect on Dutch household energy bills, according to ABN Amro.