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Water regulator calls on firms to support customers as half face struggle to pay

The water regulator has called on suppliers to do more to help customers facing debt as it found just over half believe they will struggle to pay a utility bill over the coming year. Under Ofwat’s new guidelines, firms must offer more flexible ...

25 May 2022 at 15:40

City

Severn Trent ramps up support efforts in cost crunch

Water group Severn Trent has ramped up support efforts for those in poverty and financially struggling customers in the cost crisis as it posted a hike in half-year earnings. The Coventry-headquartered firm said it has changed the income ...

22 Nov 2022 at 12:54

Water firms failing to meet agreed investment in networks – Ofwat

Water firms are failing to invest as much as they promised to fix their networks, including improving sewage treatment and reducing spills into the environment, the regulator has warned. Ofwat said between 2020 and 2022, 14 companies ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:37

Scotland

83% on prepayment meters cut back on spending to pay bills, poll suggests

More than 80% of people on prepayment energy meters reported cutting back on at least one area of spending to pay energy bills, a new poll suggests. Research done by YouGov on behalf of Consumer Scotland – dubbed the energy ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:11

Sewage spills dropped by 19% in 2022, figures show

Sewage discharges fell by 19% in 2022 – but this was due to dry weather rather than any action taken by water companies, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. The figures, which include data from all 10 water and sewerage ...

31 Mar 2023 at 12:47

More than 3,000 storm overflows regularly dumped sewage into waterways last year

There were more than 3,000 “monster” sewage dumps into England’s rivers and seas last year, up 63% from the year before, according to the Liberal Democrats. The party’s analysis of Environment Agency data found that 3,...

12 Apr 2023 at 22:30

City

Contingency plans being drawn up for possible collapse of Thames Water – reports

The Government is reportedly drawing up contingency plans for the emergency nationalisation of Thames Water as concerns grow over its mammoth £14 billion debt pile. Ministers are said to be in talks about the ...

28 Jun 2023 at 11:48

City

Thames Water customers ‘will not pay higher bills’ to cover debt issues

Thames Water customers will not face bigger bills to cover higher interest payments on the troubled supplier’s debt pile, bosses have told MPs. Water regulator Ofwat also stressed that the supplier’s ...

12 Jul 2023 at 12:57

Steve Coogan blasts water company ‘greenwashing’ over Lake Windermere pollution

Steve Coogan has accused United Utilities of “greenwashing” and “PR spin” as he criticised the company for putting sewage into Lake Windermere. The I’m Alan Partridge star joined a protest outside ...

15 Apr 2024 at 09:07

World

Russia’s Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria

Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom has stopped supplies to Austria, officials said. The Vienna-based utility company OMV confirmed the news after it said it would stop payments for ...

16 Nov 2024 at 11:13

Watchdog to probe South East Water for ‘failing’ customers over supply

The water watchdog has launched an investigation into South East Water over its service to households after “too many customers have been failed too often” by the supplier. Ofwat, which ...

16 Nov 2023 at 12:55

City

Ratings agencies downgrade Thames Water further into ‘junk’ status

Credit agencies Moody’s and S&P have downgraded Thames Water’s debt rating even deeper into junk status, in a fresh blow to the struggling utility. The agencies have both cut their ...

27 Sept 2024 at 09:24

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