Water Charges

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the cumulative increase in average household water bills since 2020 compared with increases in average domestic energy bills and council tax; and what assessment she has made of the impact of those increases on household affordability.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 17th September 2026

This Government is committed to keeping essential living costs affordable.

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