Warning millions will struggle to pay
Getty Images Millions of households in England and Wales will struggle to pay their water bills when they go up, a consumer watchdog has warned. The water regulator, Ofwat, has provisionally said bills would rise by an average of £19 a year between 2025 and 2030 – a 21% increase over that period. But in a survey of 9,500 households carried out by the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), some