Southern Water Bill

IOWJJBTM2025

Just got my latest Southern Water Bill and compared to previous.
Yearly Standing Charge for Water & Waste:-
2023/4  = £78.80
2024/5 = £90.00
2025/6 = £142.90

Cost for Water & Drainage per year:- (We average 102.4 Cu.M per Year)
2023/4 = £381.89
2024/5 = £433.62
2025/6 = £641.26

Our total Bill will be for 2025/6 will be £784.12 (1st April 25 to 31st March 26)
That is a total increase of 49.8% from last year. Last years increase was 13.7%

I realise that the Government are helping people with Energy Bills - Surely they should be capping the Water companies?

singhini

IOWJJBTM2025 said:

Just got my latest Southern Water Bill and compared to previous.
Yearly Standing Charge for Water & Waste:-
2023/4  = £78.80
2024/5 = £90.00
2025/6 = £142.90

Cost for Water & Drainage per year:- (We average 102.4 Cu.M per Year)
2023/4 = £381.89
2024/5 = £433.62
2025/6 = £641.26

Our total Bill will be for 2025/6 will be £784.12 (1st April 25 to 31st March 26)
That is a total increase of 49.8% from last year. Last years increase was 13.7%

I realise that the Government are helping people with Energy Bills - Surely they should be capping the Water companies?

Wow, that increase is huge.
I get why it feels frustrating, but honestly, compared to a lot of the world, we’re incredibly lucky to have clean water delivered straight to our homes. Most people don’t get that luxury at any price. I get that the bill stings, but maybe it’s worth pausing to appreciate what we do have, even if the cost is going up its still only about £2 a day.

I don't want to sound like im having a go at you as i used to moan about my water bills too, but a friend once made me stop and think about how lucky we are to have clean water straight from the tap. Took me a while to see it.

Now if you were talking about Council Tax Bills ----> Total Daylight Robbery!!!   (Water bills = Annoying)

EDIT: i just noticed you said Southern Water (6% of the rise looks like its down to Regulatory Penalty Rebates coming to an end) Why is my bill going up? | Southern Water