Kemi Badenoch on energy bills, PMQs 10 December 2025

The statement

Energy bills have risen by £187.

Kemi Badenoch, 10 December 2025. Source

What the sources report

• Ofgem, Energy price cap unit rates and standing charges reports ofgem price cap, typical dual fuel household, annual (1 October to 31 December 2026, latest): £1723 per year^src
• Office for National Statistics, series D7GT (CPI ANNUAL RATE 04.5 : ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 2015=100), release of 2026-09-15 reports CPI annual rate: electricity, gas and other fuels (October 2025): 2.2%^src
• Office for National Statistics, series D7GT reports CPI annual rate: electricity, gas and other fuels (August 2026, latest): 7.8%^src

Notes

Ofgem sets the price cap for a typical household at £1,723 a year for 1 October to 31 December 2026.

The ONS reports that consumer prices for electricity, gas and other fuels were 2.2% higher in October 2025 than a year earlier.

The statement does not say which two price cap periods it compares.