With household water bills set to rise, chief executive of water services regulator Ofwat, David Black, said: "We are very aware, for those who are already struggling, this will be a real worry.” With this in mind, what do we know about the rising bills? We’ll take a look at that news next.
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00:00 The average household water and sewage bill in England and Wales is set to go up by around
00:07 6% from April, in a price hike which has been branded a "disgrace".
00:11 The increases are equivalent to around £27 a year, in which Water UK said would leave
00:16 households with an average annual bill of around £473.
00:20 An industry group has announced that the rise is hoped to unlock "record investment".
00:24 The body said the increase was needed to fund infrastructure improvements, following a backlash
00:29 over "deliberate sewage discharges and poor water supply resilience".
00:34 Water UK Chief Executive David Henderson said next year will see "record levels of investment
00:39 from water companies to secure the security of our water supply in the future and significantly
00:44 reduce the amount of sewage in rivers and seas".
00:47 He went on to say at the same time, support for customers is doubling.
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