Five water companies demanded 2.7 billion pounds extra. The CMA gave them 463 million and rejected the rest. Customers face a 2.2% increase on top of 24% already approved. The government says root and branch reform is coming.

#UKWater #WaterBills #CMA #Ofwat #SheppardLensMedia

This week's IL newsletter: WaterSure reform – Changes to #WaterSure mean more households with disabilities could see their water bills capped. #WaterBills #CostOfLiving #DisabilitySupport #IndependentLiving #DisabilityNews
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CMA reaches final decision on disputed price controls for five water companies - Water Magazine Independent group of experts appointed by the CMA decides how much revenue water companies are allowed following rejection of Ofwat’s decision.

BREAKING

Competition and Markets Authority reaches final decision on disputed price controls for five water companies...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/03/10/c...

#WaterSector #WaterBills #WaterIndustry #Redetermination #Ofwat

💧 Water bills are rising, but your costs don’t have to. With bills set to go up 5.4% from April, here are 3 ways to save:
✨ Shorter showers
📊 Consider a water meter
🚰 Fix leaks fast
Small changes = real savings.
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#waterbills #costofliving #moneyadvice

EFRA Committee reveals extent of debt collection practices across the water industry - Water Magazine EFRA publishes data received from 11 major water and sewage companies in England and Wales, showing their use of bailiffs against customers.

EFRA Committee reveals extent of debt collection practices across the water industry...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/03/06/e...

#Bailiff #Debt #WaterBills

Reduced bills for around 300,000 households in WaterSure reform - Water Magazine UK government says that hundreds of thousands of households will benefit from lower water bills after it announced a major reform of WaterSure.

The UK government says that hundreds of thousands of households will benefit from lower water bills after it announced a major reform of WaterSure today...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/03/06/r...

#WaterBills #WaterSector #WaterSure

Millions cutting back on water as bills rise, putting hygiene and health at risk - Water Magazine Around a third of people in England and Wales who are cutting back on their water usage because of cost say it is negatively affecting their health (33%).

Millions cutting back on water as bills rise, putting hygiene and health at risk

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#WaterUsage #WaterConsumption #WaterBills #WaterCost #WaterUse @independentage.bsky.social

Council weighs using city loan as match for $5M USDA grant amid looming state water fees Council staff updated the Gunnison City Council on a $5,000,000 USDA Community Project Funding award for the Tar Canyon water project and recommended using part of an existing CIB loan as the non‑federal match to avoid taking a separate USDA loan; members discussed household rate impacts and timing with a pending state water-fee mandate (House Bill 501).

Gunnison is set to receive a $5 million boost for its water project, but how will it impact your household bills?

Get the details!

#UT #CitizenPortal #CommunityFunding #WaterBills #StateLegislation #GunnisonWater

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When I contacted them, there was nothing they could do except suggest a water meter. With 3 of us in the house, I'm not expecting that to save me much, but I'll give it a try.

#costofliving #waterbills #unitedutilities #inflation #unitedkingdom #Ofwat

Water bills going up… again! Sorry to get all Marxian, but capitalism is to blame [VIDEO] Bills would be going up now irrespective of whether there was a clean-up needed or not.

The impending rise in #WaterBills in the UK is allowed because the #capitalist attitude to causes of #inflation is completely hypocritical.

Cajolery for the rich, a rod of iron for the poor.

#PrivatisedWater #WaterCompanies #RenationaliseWater

Water bills are rising again. For the people we support at @independentage.bsky.social they can't make their budgets stretch so are forced to cut back.

People on low incomes need a national water social tariff now! #waterbills #costofliving #water

Water bills are rising - how much more could you pay? What help is available if you can’t afford your bill?

Water bills are rising - how much more could you pay? 🚿

On average, water bills will rise by 5.4%, adding around £33 a year to what you pay, that’s roughly £2.70 extra a month.

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#Water #WaterBills #CostOfLiving

Water bills are rising again - but if the privatised firms are failing us, why pay? Household water bills are rising again from April, with the average bill in England and Wales increasing by £33 a year to £639.

Water bills are rising again – because privatisation failed. Customers are paying for decades of underinvestment while shareholders walked away richer.
#WaterBills #Privatisation #CostOfLiving #UKPolitics
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Average household water bills in England and Wales to rise by £33 a year from April - Water Magazine Water UK has announced that household water bills in England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4% - around £33 a year.

Water UK has announced that household water bills in England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4% – around £33 a year – from April, reflecting significant investment in upgrading water infrastructure...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/01/29/a...

#WaterBills #WastewaterBills #WaterSector

Scottish Water to increase average household water bill by £42 from April 2026 - Water Magazine Scottish Water's Board has announced that household water and waste water bills will rise by an average of £42 per year from 1st April 2026.

Scottish Water to increase average household water bill by £42 from April 2026...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/01/26/s...

#WaterBills #ScottishWater

Customers to have stronger voice in water companies' decisions - Water Magazine Customers will now have a strengthened voice and more say in water company decisions which affect their bills & service, Ofwat has announced.

Customers will now have a strengthened voice and more say in water company decisions which affect their bills, service quality and consumer protections, Ofwat has announced.

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/11/18/c...

#watercompanies #watersector #waterindustry #watercustomers #waterbills

Last month, South East Water told me my payments were increasing by 53%. My account showed I should increase by a further 81% (176% total). I asked them to change their automated comms. Someone called me back to say they were looking at exactly this - great! #SouthEastWaterUK #waterbills #techfail

2m households secure lower bills through water companies’ social tariffs - Water Magazine Around 2 million struggling households are receiving lower water bills through water companies’ social tariff schemes to combat rising prices.

Around 2 million struggling households are receiving lower water bills through water companies’ social tariff schemes to combat rising prices, new figures reveal...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/11/13/2...

@ccwvoice.bsky.social #waterindustry #waterbills

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Why Wall Street is exploding your water bill. 💧💸 See how finance turned your tap into a profit pipeline and what it means for your wallet.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/5p5Lb91Yl0U #WallStreet #WaterBills #Utilities #FollowTheMoney

🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October […]

Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises Competition watchdog agrees to requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, South East, Southern and Wessex to increase charges

💩 WESSEX WATER: DUMPING SEWAGE, RAISING BILLS, PAYING DIVIDENDS 🚨

In 2024:
43,931 sewage spills
404,880 hours = 47 years of pollution
🤑 £4.25 BILLION to shareholders since privatisation
£69.9M in 2023 - £188 per hour of sewage

#WaterBills
#WessexWater

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Millions of households face higher water bills – here’s how you can cut yours Support schemes are available that could make your bill more manageable.

Millions of households face higher water bills – here’s how you can cut yours. 🚿

Around 15m households across England are set to pay more for their water than previously expected.

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#WaterBills #CostOfLiving #Money #Ofwat #Bills

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

#HouseholdBills #WaterBills #WaterCompanies #Regulators #TheGuardian

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Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by Ofwat

Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises

#England #Utilities #HouseholdBills #WaterBills #CMA #TheGuardian

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Water This is the good stuff that comes from the tap.

Wastewater If it's gone down a plug hole, or been flushed down the loo, it's wastewater.

Dear Severn Trent, this kind of bollocks does not make a monthly increase from £29.40 a month to £45.58 a month any more welcome...
#WaterBills

Over 20 organisations call for national water social tariff as water bills soar - Water Magazine Independent Age teams up with other organisations to send a letter making the case for a national water social tariff in England and Wales.

Independent Age has teamed up with 24 other organisations to send a joint letter to the new Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, making the case for a national water social tariff in England and Wales...

www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/09/12/o...

@independentage.bsky.social #watercost #waterbills

#fullhouse at the Jenison Township meeting tonight!

Everyone deserves to be heard.

#getengaged #startlocal #westmi #ottawacounty #jenison #waterbills