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Consumer Council for Water surveyed 9,500 households across 19 water company areas.
Ofwat provisionally said bills would rise by an average of 19 a year - or 21% - between 2025 and 2030 .
Some 18% of those surveyed said they were already struggling with bills.
40% said they would struggle to pay bills and 54% would have to cut back on non-essentials to pay for it.
Water UK said companies wanted to provide more help to customers struggling with bill rises.
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