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One quarter of British households are late paying energy bills

Industry figures show sharp rise in non-payment, despite wholesale prices falling in recent years

Almost one in four British households are late paying their energy bills, according to new figures that shows how families are struggling to pay despite global prices falling over the past two years.

Some 24 per cent of households are currently past their energy bill payment due date, figures compiled by consultancy Baringa show.

This has risen from 18 per cent in December 2024, though is lower than the rate of 29 per cent who were behind in May 2022, after wholesale prices surged in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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