Energy bills have doubled this year and the latest forecasts are that the rises will be even worse next year. Households are wondering what they can do and how much it will affect them. Money-saving expert Martin Lewis this week said the government must step in to ease the burden. This week we tackle everyone’s questions.
A fixed energy tariff means that the price you pay for a unit of energy will remain the same for a certain period; your bills may increase if you use more energy, but the price you pay per unit will not increase.
Fixed bids used to be much cheaper than suppliers’ variable tariffs, which can fluctuate to reflect wholesale energy