Welsh water bills to increase by five years annually

In most parts of Wales, people are facing 27% increase in their water bills since April, the average annual bill is going from £ 503 to £ 639.

It marks the onset of a five-year duration of the bill from Welsh water, a total of 42%-but the biggest growth will take place by 2029–30.

A consumer group stated that “there was an urgent need to bring in a new system of helping those who would find it difficult to pay their bills”.

Welsh Water said that from April, the cost of clean water will be “an average £ 1.75 per day” and overall growth would be “68% increase in investment” over the next five years.

Water companies Wales and England bills are growingWhich they say will lead to more investment to deal with problems like leaks and sewage overflow.

Hafren Dyfrdwy, which serves around 87,000 customers with the Wales-England border, is increasing the bill from April to 32%, taking the average bill from £ 447 to £ 590.

But the company stated that customers have “the lowest bills in Wales and one of the lowest in the UK” and help is available to those struggling to pay.

Each company runs its own system of cheap rates or capped bills called social tariffs for eligible customers.

Welsh Water said it currently supports 150,000 customers with low bills and is increasing its financial support packages from £ 63m to £ 73m over the next five years.

But the Deputy Chair of Consumer Council for Water (CCW), Rhodri Williams called for the end of the “Postcode Lottery” of the support of the struggling families.

CCW has proposed a single system of support for customers in Wales and England.

Mr. Williams said that, under the proposed scheme, “Wales would have more money to spend on assistance for customers” because the poverty rates were higher than in England.

From Cardiff, Mam-of-to Bianka Lepor gets a charge of water shaded by Welsh Water, saving about 280 pounds.

He gets a cheap bill Watersor scheme Because one of his children is handicapped.

The NHS worker said that savings “means that I can do more meaningful work in life with my children”.

He said that whoever is struggling with the bill, he should “reach Welsh water.”

“Until you ask, you don’t get,” he said.

DWR Cyrmu Welsh Water and Hafren DifridProvide different types of schemes for some struggling customers.

• Water CAPS costs for families that have water meters, or if they are receiving some benefits and either there are three or more dependent children at home or there is any medical condition in the family that increases the use of water
• Helpu tariff For families receiving some benefits, the cap bill and three or more families with income below £ 18,800, or below £ 17,400 for a family of two. Single person income limit is £ 11,600
• If you are already in debt with your water bill, you can get Financial contribution If you can follow a pre-paid payment scheme, then to pay it

• If you are in a small house, consider getting the water meter – CCW provides Calculator To see if it can save you money.
• If you are already on the water meter, think how you can use less water, and can fix any leaks around the house.
• to get Free water saving equipment Welsh to use water from water to use tap and shower heads and toilet to reduce the use of water.

Despite the increase, water bills for each house will be different, depending on factors such as the size of the house, whether the water meter, and how much water is used.

But Mr. Williams said that the cost of bills had already affected the budget of many people.

A survey of CCW found that a quarter of houses with water meters were cutting back to the use of “necessary” water.

He said that if customers were paying more, water companies “are going to improve their performance” in relation to environmental pollution and leaks “.

Sam James of Welsh Water said that he had not decided to increase the bill “lightly”, but “if people are worried, we can provide help and we encourage people to contact us” .

Welsh Water planned to spend £ 2.5B on projects to improve the environment over the next five years.

He said that it would make the infrastructure of the not-for-for-for-propet company “more flexible” for climate change and would provide “really ambitious environmental programs” while protecting rivers and seas.

An increase in the latest price, Welsh Water said, an industry of 26% comes compared to the average growth and the price in the last 15 years that was lower than the rate of inflation.