Cost of combined bills to fall from April 2015.
Water UK has announced that the average water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will fall by 2% from April 2015.
The reduction will see combined bills fall around £9 to an average of £385 over 2015/16.
The announcement follows a ruling from Ofwat, the water regulator, that bills will fall 5% in real terms over the next five years.
Companies will also deliver a package of measures worth more than £40 million to support households struggling to pay their bills or in debt.
[SPOTLIGHT]Water UK said 14 out of 18 companies would have social tariffs in place by April. The remaining four will follow in 2016 or consult their customers about introducing a tariff scheme.
How bills will change
The tables below show how average household bills will change over 2015/16 for companies offering water-only, as well as water and sewage services.
Please note that there is some rounding to the figures.
Water and sewerage bills
|
Company |
Average combined bill 2015/16 |
Percentage change |
|
Anglian |
£402 |
-7% |
|
Dŵr Cymru |
£435 |
-1% |
|
Northumbrian |
£371 |
1% |
|
Severn Trent |
£329 |
-1% |
|
Southern |
£482 |
-3% |
|
South West* |
£410 |
-6% |
|
Thames |
£367 |
-1% |
|
United Utilities |
£411 |
-1% |
|
Wessex |
£460 |
-5% |
|
Yorkshire |
£360 |
-3% |
Source: Water UK
*South West Water customers benefit from a Government contribution which reduces their bills by £50 per year.
Anglian customers will see the biggest difference from April with an average water and sewerage bill down £29 from £431 in 2014/15 to £402 in 2015/16.
Meanwhile Northumbrian water and sewerage customers will actually see their average combined bill rise slightly by 1% or around £4 in 2015/16.
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Water-only bills
|
Company |
Average combined bill 2015/16 |
Percentage change |
|
Affinity Central region |
£172 |
1% |
|
Affinity East region |
£177 |
-4% |
|
Affinity Southeast region |
£221 |
-1% |
|
Bristol |
£174 |
-16% |
|
Cambridge |
£126 |
-2% |
|
Dee Valley |
£139 |
-4% |
|
Northumbrian- Essex and Suffolk |
£229 |
1% |
|
Portsmouth |
£98 |
2% |
|
SembCorp Bournemouth |
£135 |
-12% |
|
South East |
£198 |
-2% |
|
South Staffordshire |
£143 |
-1% |
|
Sutton and East Surrey |
£184 |
-1% |
Source: Water UK
Bristol customers will see the biggest drop in the average water-only bill, down 16% from £208 in 2014/15 to £174 in 2015/16.
Meanwhile Northumbrian and Portsmouth water-only customers will see a slight rise of 1% and 2% respectively.
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