Energy bills: standing charges are not standing still
by Hilary Osborne from World news | The Guardian on (#6KQHQ)
Despite a 12.3% cut in April's energy price cap, there is an important fixed element in your bill that is rising again
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Great news! Your unit rates are going down." E.ON's letter to customers starts with glad tidings - but, as it soon admits, there is an element of their bills that is set to go up in most parts of the country.
Despite a headline cut of 12.3% in April's energy price cap, yet again standing charges are rising. In E.ON's case, on its Next Flex tariff, electricity charges are due to rise from 62.205p to 67.9041p - an increase of just over 9% - while for gas, charges go up from 29.595p to 31.894p (up almost 8%).
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