I struggle to understand - If the basis of the governments help / calculation revolves around the unit price then
why didnt they just start with - A unit of Gas is currently (on average) £ ......../ kwh & with the price cap it will not exceed £........ / kwh & a similar statement for Leccy -

The energy bills all have a unit price charged, how many units used & a £ total on them - why publish it in such a way that indicates the price cap is £2500 per average household -

Or have I misunderstood / been too simplistic -

I have just been advised by my energy supplier, who is now Shell after the collapse of my previous one, that my Direct Debit will increase in November. Which wasn't a surprise, given all that's happened. However, the amount was. I will be interested to know if others are experiencing similar levels.

I moved home last year, to a new build, very well insulated house, with an efficient condensing gas boiler for the heating and hot water. We have a combined tariff for gas and electricity. Nothing unusual at all.

When we moved in, the monthly DD was set at £117. It was then raised to £173 in the Spring, which seemed excessive given the usage. We have built up a tidy credit over the summer. I am keeping a careful eye on the meters so know what the usage is. Right now it's below what we used last year, and I think the credit balance would have been enough to balance everything by next March, at the new costs and £173 monthly.

However, the new DD will be £327 per month, to be reduced by the £66 monthly government grant. No argument seems possible!

I know that everything will even itself out in time and I will only ever pay for what is used, but am wondering if others have yet received their updated DD advice and whether their experience matches mine?

We can manage this, but for anyone on the breadline, potentially over paying could be very harmful.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

You'll also get the £400 rebate over the next 6 months - this will help those in smaller/more energy efficient homes more.

So if you are say paying £100 per month and this was raised to c£130 due to the recent rise, it should reduce to c£65 for the next 6 months. Every little helps.

I expect there to be a massive increase in people wanting to participate in the reality TV show "Can't Pay, We'll take it away". Myself included.

There's going to be loads of cold houses this winter, and a fair few repossessed in 2023. This is a result of unregulated monopolies exploiting what should be a Public Service,

I disengage, I turn the page.

My wife made a point of showing me how the smart meter tells her exactly how much energy we are using, even apparently small things like switching the kettle on made the needle swing -