People facing another hike in fuel bills because of the increased energy price cap have hit out against the latest cost-of-living blow. Ofgem is increasing the energy price cap by 6.4%, meaning a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will see their annual bill rise by £111 a year to £1,849.

The regulator on Tuesday set the price cap at a level for the period between April and June that would see a typical household pay £1,849 a year, up from £1,738 now. The rise marks the third straight quarterly increase in the cap,

Energy bills for a typical household will rise by more than £100 a year in April under regulator Ofgem's new cap - a higher than expected increase adding pressure on people's finances. The 6.4% increase means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will see their annual bill rise by £111 a year,

British energy regulator Ofgem on Tuesday raised its price cap by 6.4% on household energy bills from April to an annual level of 1,849 pounds ($2,334.7), as cold weather and low European gas storage levels keep wholesale prices high.

The industry regulator has confirmed annual energy bills for millions of households on the standard tariff, with typical average usage, will rise from £1,738 to £1,849 from April 1

The regulator will outline the change in gas and electricity prices from April, affecting 26 million households.

Ofgem’s price cap – which sets a maximum rate per unit and standing charge that can be billed to customers for their energy use – will rise by £111 for an average household