Over the course of the last four months, UK consumers have had to deal with rising energy costs when seeking new deals, the figures published by one website have suggested.
According to the price comparison site
moneysupermarket.com, since May 2010 there has been an £81 yearly rise in the average energy deals being offered to householders. This is said to mark an increase of eight per cent.
Online tariffs are among the deals that have gone up in price since May of this year, the website believes.
A six per cent rise in costs has been seen in relation to these deals, it also pointed out.
The moneysupermarket.com energy manager Scott Byrom feels that energy bills are likely to get bigger for a number of people in the months ahead.
He stated: "It is safe to say that the only way is up for energy bills in the next few months."
The expert went on to say that this is "bad news for bill payers as we approach the colder winter months when on average 40 per cent of people's annual energy consumption is used between December and February".
A number of decent energy deals have been made unavailable in recent times by the nation's energy firms, Mr Byrom also highlighted.
However, this is not the only financial issue that moneysupermarket.com has taken the time to address in recent weeks.
For instance, earlier in the month the website also discussed some of the ways in which consumers might be able to financially plan for the festive season later this year.
Those thinking about the use of financial products such as
poor credit credit cards in the coming months might want to note that the site suggests budgeting could be very useful when it comes to people's Christmas finances.
Posted by Tom Burroughs.
