Households suffering £400 bills rise from this week – how you can beat the hikes

Households suffering £400 bills rise from this week – how you can beat the hikes



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  1. Millions of households are set to be hit by a storm of increasing bills this week.

    Council tax, energy, water, broadband, TV licences and car tax are just some of the costs that are set to rise from April.

    It is piling [fresh pressure on Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reeves-to-let-bankereeves-bankers-bonuses-earlier-post-crash-city-rules-loosenedrs-have-bonuses-earlier-as-post-crash-city-rules-loosened-3381516?ico=in-line_link) to do more to tackle the high cost of living, even though inflation is only sitting at 2.8 per cent.

    Higher bills are compounded by the fact that tax thresholds have been frozen since 2022 – meaning people start paying tax once they earn above £12,570.

    Before that date, they rose each April in line with inflation – but this is not forecast to happen again until 2028.

    “Outgoings have increased significantly over the last 12 months, and many households are already struggling to keep up,” explained Matthew Sheeran, budgeting expert at Money Wellness.

    Below, *The i Paper* runs through the bill rises that are coming in this week, and how much they will cost you.

    # 1. Council tax – up £109 a year

    [Council tax](https://inews.co.uk/topic/council-tax?srsltid=AfmBOoqBZQj1wOPdHW5Z-vp36AtX8Nnz6sEK5dz_7cG1DeiSDl4QHKff&ico=in-line_link) is a compulsory charge on properties in Britain, with most people over 18 who rent or own a home having to pay it. Northern Ireland uses a different domestic rates system.

  2. Country needs to make a choice – maintain living standards for tax paying/ working citizens or waste money on illegal immigrants/Refugees and freeloaders and Foreign conflicts such as Ukraine. I find it appalling that illegal immigrants get put up in fancy hotels in W1 post code. My council says they spend £250k a night on housing homeless in Hotels – i am sure they can be put up in tents – they dont need 4-5 star hotels.

    Country needs a DOGE to cut waste in Government and Councils.

  3. I’d be interested to know whether any MPs have shares in utility companies…

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