A number of household costs will be surging from April

Low-income pensioners are being warned about rising costs over the coming weeks after the latest Energy Price Cap was confirmed.

Energy bills will be going up again from April, piling more pressure on the worst-off households.

Average bills will be surging by £111 a year. It comes as council tax and water bills will also be rising at the same time, adding to cost of living pressures being felt by millions.

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Among those seeing their monthly bills soaring will be low-income pensioners already struggling to manage.

Those on the lowest incomes may be able to access discounts on their energy bills, council tax and other payments, so it’s worth checking for anyone who is worried about their finances.

To help with these rising cost of living pressures, the state pension will be rising by up to £230 a week from April.

The annual increase has been set under the terms of the triple lock guarantee, which ensures payments go up by at least 2.5% every year.

For 2025/26, the pension is rising by 4.1% to match wage growth from last year.

But due to soaring bills, the change to the pension rate will not feel quite so beneficial.

Announcing the latest charges from April, Ofgem said: “Every three months we review and set a level for how much an energy supplier can charge for each unit of energy and daily standing charge, under the price cap.

“From April 1 to June 30, 2025 the price for energy for a typical household who use electricity and gas and pay by direct debit will go up by 6% to £1,849 per year.

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“For a typical household, this will add £9.25 a month to their energy bills.

“This is 9% (£159) per year higher than the price cap set for the same period last year, from April 1 to June 30, 2024 (£1,690). “