Company criticised after 6,000 households were left without running water last month

The company which left thousands of households without running water last month spent more on dividends and servicing its debt pile over two years than investing in infrastructure, it has emerged.

South East Water spent £232m on distributing dividends and paying interest on its debts in the two years to March 2022, according to a new analysis.

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