Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has revealed to Brits today that energy bills will like increase come the new year.
Read more: British Gas, E.On, OVO, Octopus and more are paying people to save electricity this winter - how the scheme works "But in January, while if you pay by monthly direct debit on average what you pay won't change, but each region does tweak slightly. So for example in Northern Scotland, in January you will actually see a 0.3 percent drop to direct debit bills, whereas in Southern Scotland, you'll see a 1.3 percent increase to direct debit bills in January.
"You're going to pay a lot more, that's going up in January by 1.58 percent so from the current average of £2,715 a year to £2,758 a year, which means paying in receipt of bill on average for someone with typical use will be £260 a quid a year more. That is what you'll pay for the privilege of having your bills done."
She replied back: "If it's complicated for you to explain how on Earth are the rest of us supposed to understand it." Martin detailed: "We have the energy price guarantee that has been in place since October, it replaced the price cap.