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Typical household energy bill up £149 a year in October
A typical household's annual energy bill will rise by £149 in October under the new price cap.
People using an average amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,717 a year, a 10% rise compared with now.
The cap, set by the energy regulator Ofgem, affects the price paid for each unit of gas and electricity used in 27 million homes in England, Wales and Scotland.
Although prices are still lower than last winter, the rise in bills comes as some support for bills has been withdrawn, and the new government has announced it will halt winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners in England and Wales.
Energy prices have fallen twice this year - in April and July - but will head back up in the run-up to winter, by about £12 a month for a typical user.
To calculate the effect on what households will pay this autumn, billpayers can add 10% to their current annual bill.
The rise in the price cap is the result of higher prices on the international energy market, Ofgem said, owing to increasing geopolitical tensions and extreme weather driving competition and demand for gas, which determines the price of wholesale electricity.
Bills will remain about £117 a year cheaper for a typical household than in October last year, but analysts say another rise in prices is likely in January.
Standing charges are rising by one penny a day for gas and also for electricity, but the regulator is considering reforming the system.
Energy consumer minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has invited the heads of the energy suppliers for a meeting on 28 August to discuss how to support the most vulnerable with their bills as a result.
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