heavily redacted court document used forjust the search of donald trump s home. tributes paid to nine year old olivia pratt korbel. good evening. it s been confirmed that energy bills will soar by 80% in october for tens of millions of people in england, scotland and wales, causing real hardship for many who are already coping with a steep rise in the cost of living. it s the result of the regulator ofgem increasing its price cap that s the maximum amount that people on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit of energy. the bbc s business editor, simonjack, reports. abby dezso is a single mum living in ipswich. the energy price rise will hit her hard. she has a part timejob which earns her £1000 a month,
tens of millions living in england, scotland and wales. it will cause hardship for many already coping with hardships. that s the maximum amount people understand a tariff could be charged per unit of energy, but the actual bills, those figures are the average, and they may be higherfor are the average, and they may be higher for different people. simon jack explains. abby is a single mum living in ipswich. the energy price rise will hit her hard. she has a part timejob which earns her £1000 a month, but her energy bill is going up from £80 to £250 in october, which she will struggle to find. is there anything you can cut? honestly. . . no. as she looks at her stretched budget, her primary concern is for her children. you don t want them to go without, so as long as they are fed, so as long as they re fed, that s my main priority. as long as i fed them,
than £6,000 from april. it s very sobering news for households across the country, and in a moment, we ll be looking at what help the government has already offered and what more it could do. but first, here s our business editor, simonjack. abby dezso is a single mum living in ipswich. the energy price rise will hit her hard. she has a part timejob which earns her £1000 a month, but her energy bill is going up from £80 to £250 in october, which she will struggle to find. is there anything you can cut? honestly. . . no. as she looks at her stretched budget, her primary concern is for her children. you don t want them to go without, so as long as they re fed, that s my main priority. as long as i fed them, i don t really mind. if i can sort them out, i m happy with a bit of toast, that doesn t bother me. but you just know that they re going to end up going without.
for many already coping with a steep rise in the cost of living. it s the result of the regulator 0fgem increasing its price cap that is the maximum amount that people on a standard variable tariff can be charged per unit of energy. the bbc s business editor simonjack reports. abby dezso is a single mum living in ipswich. the energy price rise will hit her hard. she has a part timejob which earns her £1000 a month, but her energy bill is going up from £80 to £250 in october, which she will struggle to find. is there anything you can cut? honestly. . . no. as she looks at her stretched budget, her primary concern is for her children. you don t want them to go without, so as long as they re fed, that s my main priority. as long as i fed them, i don t really mind. if i can sort them out, i m happy with a bit of toast, that doesn t bother me.
abby dezso is a single mum living in ipswich. the energy price rise will hit her hard. she has a part timejob which earns her £1000 a month, but her energy bill is going up from £80 to £250 in october, which she will struggle to find. is there anything you can cut? honestly.no. as she looks at her stretched budget, her primary concern is for her children. you don t want them to go without, so as long as they re fed, that s my main priority. as long as i fed them, i don t really mind. if i can sort them out, i m happy with a bit of toast, that doesn t bother me. but you just know that they re going to end up going without. announcing the new prices this morning, the regulator said it would fall to government to help households face this crisis. the truth is, this is beyond the capacity of the regulator and the industry to address. so, what we are saying today is we have ten days now until we have a new administration and we have a new prime ministerand a new ministerial team.