UK Water bills up 30%

[howerde]

Had  an email from my tenant showing me my water bill has gone up 30%, being a suspicious person logged into my water account and it is true yearly bill nearly 900 pounds, why are people not out protesting don't even start me on the council tax and gas/electricity increases

[Harrisfan]

5 minutes ago, howerde said:

Had  an email from my tenant showing me my water bill has gone up 30%, being a suspicious person logged into my water account and it is true yearly bill nearly 900 pounds, why are people not out protesting don't even start me on the council tax and gas/electricity increases

Cant blame Trump. Keir is your man.

[Upnotover]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/30/water-bills-in-england-and-wales-to-rise-by-123-on-average-this-year

[sandyf]

1 hour ago, howerde said:

Had  an email from my tenant showing me my water bill has gone up 30%, being a suspicious person logged into my water account and it is true yearly bill nearly 900 pounds, why are people not out protesting don't even start me on the council tax and gas/electricity increases

Bit of a generalised and misleading headline. Water and sewage in the UK is regional and the rise will depend on where you live, there are no water bills in NI and in England the utility is privately owned.

As for protesting, you should remember the people voted for a manifesto that advocated privatisation, making many of the general public shareholders for the first time in their life.

People wanted a better service than the government was providing and that was always going to come at a cost. I am all in favour of public ownership, but it needs a government you can trust.