all the standing charge on the meters all went up across the board. i don t think there was any need for that to go up. the regulator says that despite the increase in those charges in the different prices across britain, it is still fair. we have looked in the past at moving those standing charges into the price per unit. but the problem we have is that you create really big winners but also really big losers. so if you are a poor family that has high energy needs, for example someone who is elderly that needs the heating on sort of 24 hours a day, or families with disabled children, if we were to do that, your bills would become higher and you d become significantly worse off. but many campaign groups disagree, saying it is those who already use the least energy who would benefit the least from the reduction in the price cap. because we have removed the energy bills support scheme of £400 and because the standing charges higher this winter, households which have lower than average c
their electric and gas. and today s small drop in energy prices isn t going to change that, so plenty of people have been taking things into their own hands to try and get ahead. thomas and jenny from liverpool are on a prepayment meter and spent £800 on insulation this year to try and cut their bills. we are planning ahead, or trying to. but with the mortgage and the cost of living going up, it s going to be sort of quite tight for us. because we are not getting that extra government support this year, that £66 in monthly payments, despite this small drop in price, what we are all paying out this winter is going to feel just as tough as last year. and there s another reason bills will not feel cheaper for many. all the standing charge on the meters all went up across the board. i don t think there was any need for that to go up. the regulator says that
price jumping all over the place they started doing it every three months instead. from october, it will come down to £1923 a year. that saves the typical bill payer about £150 a year. not much on your monthly bill, but it is a milestone. it is the first time since april last year that it has come down below that £2000 mark. in terms of your bill, it is made up of two parts. the standing charge, what the supplier charges you just to hook everything up. that will go up with inflation, but this is the average amount people use, the unit price. it affects 29 million households across england, scotland and wales. it worked a tiny bit differently in northern ireland. in terms of affordability, it is about £500 or £600 less than last winter. but remember, those government subsidies, that universal help for all, everyone got money off their bill, adding up to £400 over six months. that has ended now as well. you might not see it change much in terms of affordability. it is now double wh
because we are not getting that extra government support this year, that £66 in monthly payments, despite this small drop in price, what we are all paying out this winter is going to feeljust as tough as last year. and there s another reason bills will not feel cheaper for many. all the standing charge on the rent and the meters all went up across the board. i don t think there was any need for that to go up. the regulator says that despite the increase in those charges and the different prices across britain, it is still fair. we have looked in the past at moving those standing charges into the price per unit. but the problem we have is that i you create really big both winners but also really big losers. so if you are a poor family that hasl high energy needs, so for example, someone who is elderly that needs the heating on sort of 24 hours a day, or families with disabled children, i if we were to do that, your bills become higher and you d become significantly worse off.
we do has to be £2500 a year for petrol. we do not has to be £2500 a year for petrol. we do not look at petrol like that. we do not look at petrol like that. we know we do not look at petrol like that. we know the price per litre. we should we know the price per litre. we should be we know the price per litre. we should be talking about electricity and energy in price of kilowatt hour. it is confusing to say the kilowatt hour. it is confusing to say the average household will be that much say the average household will be that much per year because that is an impression that you can budget, i have got an impression that you can budget, i have got £2500, that is what i have to be have got £2500, that is what i have to be but have got £2500, that is what i have to be but it s different for everyone. it makes no sense in its misieading everyone. it makes no sense in its misleading and not helpful. to add on the misleading and not helpful. to add on the standing