Energy bills will rise again this winter after Ofgem confirmed its new price cap.

The typical annual household energy bill is set to increase by 0.2% from January. The rise is unexpected, as analysts had predicted that energy bills would fall slightly.

However, the new price cap will be 2% or £37 lower than the same period earlier this year. Ofgem estimates that households with average energy consumption, that pay by direct debit, will see their annual bill drop from £1,755 a year to £1,758 a year.

The price cap for someone paying by pre-payment meter is rising from £1,707 a year to £1,711, and the yearly charge for someone who pays on receipt of bill is going up from £1,890 a year to £1,894.

However, there is no actual cap on how much you can pay for energy. The price cap just lim

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