Water Bills Reduced

Water Bills Reduced in 2023

As the winter rages ever closer, the thermostat dial edges ever higher.

The cost of living crisis is set to continue into 2023, not helped by the new mini-budget announced by Liz Truss’ new government.

Yet there is some welcome respite from the household bills hike. Thames Water, Southern Water and 9 other water companies have been forced to cut tens of millions of pounds from customer’s water bills in 2023, because they failed to meet their pollution targets. The water regulator Ofwat announced the sanction which will come into effect during the 2023-24 financial year.

This is in response to the dumping of raw sewage into England and Wales’ rivers and seas, lately leading to heightened fears and widespread climate action. In fact, the waterway pollution was, in some cases, so egregious, that the sewage was distinguishable in drone and satellite footage.

So, what does this mean for your 2023 water bill?

Well, it depends entirely on who your provider is. Some providers will be able to charge more next year because they met their environmental targets – so much so that Severn Trent Water will be able to charge an extra £63million.

Water companies who will cut bills in 2023:

• Affinity Water: £0.8m
• Anglian Water: £8.5m
• Dwr Cymru, £8m
• Hafren Dyfrdwy, £0.4m
• Northumbrian Water, £20.3m
• SES Water, £0.3m
• South East Water, £3.2m
• South West Water, £13.3m
• Southern Water, £28.3m
• Thames Water, £51m
• Yorkshire Water, £15.2m

Water companies who could increase bills in 2023:

• Bristol Water, £0.6m
• Portsmouth Water, £0.8m
• Severn Trent Water, £62.9m
• South Staffs Water, £3m
• United Utilities, £24.1m
• Wessex Water, £4.4m