UK Cost of Living: Water Bills Rise, Food Crisis Deepens, and Asylum Rents Could Squeeze Market

£43 — That's the extra amount millions of households in five English regions will pay on their water bills after regulators approved price hikes from 2027, on top of the 36% rise already locked in for 2025-2030.

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• Water bills surge again — Severn Trent, Southern, South East, Thames, and Wessex Water got provisional approval to raise bills further, with Southern Water customers facing a £43 increase in 2027/28 alone, bringing total household...