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Water bill rises: Warning millions will struggle to pay

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84% Informative

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.

VR Score

87

Informative language

88

Neutral language

51

Article tone

informal

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English

Language complexity

46

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short-lived

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