energy bill has gone up from £217 to £607. he was on a two year contract and he says his usage has not changed. he says it is not fair and cannot be right. steve has had his rise was from £170 to £270 when his daughter s from £80 to 240 with no arrears or increased use. it is a hugejump for people arrears or increased use. it is a huge jump for people when you are trying to budget stop he said he was caught out when his energy company collapsed. he got in touch with the energy minister, with 0fgem. he said i have the time and ability to fight these companies and a lot of people do not have that. a lot of the tweets we have had about people struggling to contact the energy company infinding struggling to contact the energy company in finding out exactly what has gone wrong. it is important to realise there might be a significant jump realise there might be a significant jump above the 54%. if you are with
all of this is happening in the light of another big story we are talking about today, because in about an hour s time, the latest inflation figures will come out. let s go to nina in birmingham. what let s go to nina in birmingham. what can we exoect? let s go to nina in birmingham. what can we expect? good let s go to nina in birmingham. what can we expect? good morning from birmingham wholesale market. it is an 18 acre site, hundreds of traders here this morning, keeping a close eye on how prices are fluctuating. frankly, aren t we all, we learned last month about inflation for february so how much prices had gone up february so how much prices had gone up compared to the same period before. at that point inflation was at 6.2%, representing a hugejump from the month before a from 5.5%. predictions today it could go as high as 6.7%. that would represent a 30 year high. it is driven fundamentally by energy prices, the global economy stopped and started very solidly and suddenly
million in the same period a year ago. million in the same period a yearago. so million in the same period a year ago. so it is twice as good. year ago. so it is twice as aood. ., ., , good. but we have to remember one ear good. but we have to remember one year ago. good. but we have to remember one year ago, many good. but we have to remember one year ago, many countries i one year ago, many countries were locked down at this time last year, so that is no big surprise that they would see a huge jump? surprise that they would see a huge jump? huge “ump? absolutely. i think it hugejump? absolutely. i think it bodes more hugejump? absolutely. i think it bodes more for hugejump? absolutely. i think it bodes more for the - it bodes more for the positivity and how people are reacting to now that there is more movement of people and people can go out more, where they are choosing to spend those dollars. and disney is making the case but it isn t our parks and their hotels. yeah,
parts of policing, and that can turn into misogyny and it can affect the outcome of cases. but the issue of violence against women is on the agenda of all the major political parties and all uk police forces, so with the right resourcing it should be possible to both reduce misogyny and, crucially, increase the number of cases of violence against women that go through the courts. daniel, thank you. energy bills are set to rise substanitally in england, wales and scotland, because the energy price cap, which limits the maximum amount households pay for gas and electricity, has been raised. around 15 of the uk s 28 million households are affected, with bills rising by about £137 on average, per year. those on standard variable tariffs or on a pre paid meters will be hit. the cause is a hugejump in global wholesale gas prices, but there are concerns low income families will be worst affected. here s our consumer affairs corresponent, coletta smith.
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