BRITONS PAYING 40% MORE FOR ENERGY THAN IN 2015,ANALYSIS REVEALS

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ENERGY BILLS HAVE risen by 40 per cent in five years,taking average UK household costs up to a record of ￡2,707 a year,research has revealed.Comparethemarket's study examined the costs of energy,home and motor insurance since 2015,and found that gas and electricity price increases were largely responsible for the changes.The analysis says financial pressures have worsened despite the energy price cap introduced at the beginning of 2019.Dual fuel bills now cost an average of ￡1,813 a year,a 40 per cent hike from ￡1,289 in 2015.These figures were based on usage information entered by comparethemarket.com customers,and are higher than Ofgem's typical domestic consumption values.According to The Guardian,the energy price cap has led to many providers,particularly the largest ones,raising their prices.