Move by Ofgem means millions likely to be driven into fuel poverty unless government acts to ease cost of living crisis
Households will face a record energy bill increase of 54% from April after the regulator lifted the cap on default tariffs to £1,971.
The energy regulator, Ofgem, lifted the maximum rate that suppliers can charge for an average dual-fuel energy tariff by £693 , to reflect the fourfold increase in energy market prices over the last year.
