Severn Trent Water faces backlash over 7.1% bill rise
Whilst we were all looking out for energy price increases, it looks like another utility is creeping up in terms of bills and prices, many rural dwellers will be negatively impacted by this proposed rise in prices. This story tells us:
A water company is facing criticism from MPs and members of the public for increasing its average bills by 7.1%.
Severn Trent, which supplies water to eight million people in the Midlands, said it had schemes available to support customers who needed it.
But Conservative and Labour MPs from the region said the rise was one of the biggest in the country.
The government said bill rises were carefully scrutinised by a regulator.
Severn Trent said the rise would mean average household bills would increase by £26 per year.
“That’s a big difference,” Peter Lee, from East Leake, in Nottinghamshire, told the BBC.
“We’ll have to start cutting down on other things. Perhaps we won’t go on holiday in future. We’ve got one booked in August but, after that, I really don’t know.
“What we can do about it… I don’t think the government can do a great deal, other than giving rebates and things like that, but who pays for that – us?”