The average annual water bill for households in England and Wales will increase by £123, or 26%, from April 1 according to the latest figures.
The rise, an increase of around £10 a month, was confirmed by industry body Water UK.
While the average water and wastewater bill will rise from £480 to £603 for the next year, millions of households face even steeper rises.
That includes Southern Water customers, who will see a 47% increase taking their average bill to £703.
Others facing heftier increases includes Hafren Dyfrdwy and South West Water bills, which will go up by 32%, a rise for Thames Water customers of 31% and Yorkshire Water bills going up by 29%.
Bournemouth Water customers will also see a 32% increase to their bills.
On Wednesday Thames Water customers were told via email that their bills will increase from April by an average of £19 per month.
It added: “Remember, your bill change could be higher or lower based on the rateable value of your property.”
It was also revealed that the water company that polluted Lake Windermere with sewage has raised bills by 32 per cent.
South West Water, owned by Pennon, will also increase bills by 23 per cent to its 1.8 million customers across Devon, Cornwall and part of Dorset and Somerset.
Factors such as whether a customer is metered and how much water they use, means the bill changes will vary considerably for customers depending on their circumstances.
The increases are higher than those announced by Ofwat in its new five-year price limits for firms just before Christmas as they include inflation.
They also come amid high levels of sewage spills and under-investment in pipes, sewers and reservoirs over the last decade.
“We’re sorry for cutting corners and pumping shit into your rivers, so now you get to pay extra so that we won’t pump shit into your rivers anymore, promise!”
This is ridiculous now, honestly how we supposed to pay for basic things, not everyone gets 20% pay rise
Labour failing voters again here. They’re paving the way for Reform.
I’ll get them to fit a meter. I use pretty much no water at all.
Can’t wait to see what the executives get as a bonus
This is ridiculous they are putting bills up so that they can pay the fines to Ofwat without it affecting their CEOs bonuses. Absolutely disgusting I encourage everyone to sign the petition to renationalise the water industry, it’s got a worryingly low amount of signatures
I’m so glad I stiffed these clowns for a decade. Its so easy not to pay water rates. They can’t do jack if you don’t register an account and ignore them.
My water bills have already gone up from £52 a month in 2020 to £69 a month in 2024, now another £10 a month so about £80 a month, what an absolute joke. My wages have gone up 5% in the last 5 years but everything else has gone up about 25%… how are we supposed to have a life when literally every penny goes on essentials.
Fuck you. Pay me.
wait, I thought Labour were the party of the working man. I’m yet to see one decision that has benefited me financially.
The CEOs and other senior leaders of water companies should be legally personally accountable for the conduct of their business in exactly the same way as financial services leaders are.
They need to demonstrate they are protecting our water resources and giving fair value to the customer.
There should be no profits and no dividends whilst they are pumping our rivers full of shit.
Literally paying for someone else’s mistakes . They get away with it because for some unknown reason we choose to accept it. Boggles the mind.
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The average annual water bill for households in England and Wales will increase by £123, or 26%, from April 1 according to the latest figures.
The rise, an increase of around £10 a month, was confirmed by industry body Water UK.
While the average water and wastewater bill will rise from £480 to £603 for the next year, millions of households face even steeper rises.
That includes Southern Water customers, who will see a 47% increase taking their average bill to £703.
Others facing heftier increases includes Hafren Dyfrdwy and South West Water bills, which will go up by 32%, a rise for Thames Water customers of 31% and Yorkshire Water bills going up by 29%.
Bournemouth Water customers will also see a 32% increase to their bills.
On Wednesday Thames Water customers were told via email that their bills will increase from April by an average of £19 per month.
It added: “Remember, your bill change could be higher or lower based on the rateable value of your property.”
It was also revealed that the water company that polluted Lake Windermere with sewage has raised bills by 32 per cent.
South West Water, owned by Pennon, will also increase bills by 23 per cent to its 1.8 million customers across Devon, Cornwall and part of Dorset and Somerset.
Factors such as whether a customer is metered and how much water they use, means the bill changes will vary considerably for customers depending on their circumstances.
The increases are higher than those announced by Ofwat in its new five-year price limits for firms just before Christmas as they include inflation.
They also come amid high levels of sewage spills and under-investment in pipes, sewers and reservoirs over the last decade.
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“We’re sorry for cutting corners and pumping shit into your rivers, so now you get to pay extra so that we won’t pump shit into your rivers anymore, promise!”
This is ridiculous now, honestly how we supposed to pay for basic things, not everyone gets 20% pay rise
Labour failing voters again here. They’re paving the way for Reform.
I’ll get them to fit a meter. I use pretty much no water at all.
Can’t wait to see what the executives get as a bonus
This is ridiculous they are putting bills up so that they can pay the fines to Ofwat without it affecting their CEOs bonuses. Absolutely disgusting I encourage everyone to sign the petition to renationalise the water industry, it’s got a worryingly low amount of signatures
I’m so glad I stiffed these clowns for a decade. Its so easy not to pay water rates. They can’t do jack if you don’t register an account and ignore them.
My water bills have already gone up from £52 a month in 2020 to £69 a month in 2024, now another £10 a month so about £80 a month, what an absolute joke. My wages have gone up 5% in the last 5 years but everything else has gone up about 25%… how are we supposed to have a life when literally every penny goes on essentials.
Fuck you. Pay me.
wait, I thought Labour were the party of the working man. I’m yet to see one decision that has benefited me financially.
The CEOs and other senior leaders of water companies should be legally personally accountable for the conduct of their business in exactly the same way as financial services leaders are.
They need to demonstrate they are protecting our water resources and giving fair value to the customer.
There should be no profits and no dividends whilst they are pumping our rivers full of shit.
Literally paying for someone else’s mistakes . They get away with it because for some unknown reason we choose to accept it. Boggles the mind.
They only rise those who pay water bills 🤣🤣
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