Typical UK household to pay £149 more a year for energy

Winter is coming and the energy price cap is rising again. This time by 10 percent. It means the typical household energy bill will go up by £149 in October, to more than 1,700 pounds a year.

And with the energy regulator Ofgem warning that prices are likely to fluctuate for years, pressure is growing on the government to drop its plans to means test winter fuel payments for pensioners.