Ofgem energy price cap falls below £2,000 but consumers still face high bills

Ministers urged to intervene as households in line for another winter of squeezed budgets

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Great Britain's energy price cap has fallen below 2,000 a year for the first time in 18 months but consumer groups have warned that households will feel little relief from high energy costs this winter.

Households can expect to pay an average of 1,923 a year from October after the energy regulator dropped the price cap from 2,074 in the previous quarter.