The rise in standing charges from 1 April will cost an average of £71 annually per household, with some residents in Wales, Merseyside and the Midlands paying an extra £80 a year.
Many people in Britain are already struggling to weather a cost-of-living crisis, with rising energy bills piling on top of an increase in national insurance payments and higher food prices
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