{"id":47466,"date":"2021-12-19T18:57:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=47466"},"modified":"2021-12-19T18:57:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:57:48","slug":"how-to-avoid-the-soaring-energy-prices-that-will-affect-millions-this-year-and-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/how-to-avoid-the-soaring-energy-prices-that-will-affect-millions-this-year-and-next\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid the soaring energy prices that will affect millions this year and next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>While Christmas is around the corner and snow is expected \u2013 it is not a Christmas miracle for houses who are worried about heating.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the temperature drops millions of homes will be increasing their heating usage. Energy prices are expected to soar this year and the next. This is a huge issue for those who will not be able to afford the price difference. According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-bristol-37993300\">BBC<\/a>, one in ten families in the UK will face heating bills they cannot afford.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why such an increase in prices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been an increase in demand for energy supplies on a global scale. Due to more extreme winters across Europe, energy usage has been abnormally high and stored gas levels are low. According to the BBC,&nbsp;about 15 million households have seen their energy bills rise by 12% since the beginning of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can I save money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparing energy companies to see which is best suited for your lifestyle is always helpful but can be a hassle. However, changing habits within the home can save money on your annual energy bill. Look at our 4 easy recommended steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-1536x1160.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-19-at-18.52.59-2048x1546.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worded by: Chloe Reilly | Subbed by: Rachele Petrocchi<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Christmas is around the corner and snow is expected \u2013 it is not a Christmas miracle for houses who are worried about heating.\u00a0 As the temperature drops millions of homes will be increasing their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":47477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,55,82,7125,84],"tags":[2115,7206,7207,7209,7208],"class_list":["post-47466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-finance","category-lifestyle","category-listicle","category-london","tag-energy","tag-energy-prices","tag-heating-bills","tag-how-to-save-money","tag-price-increase"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47480,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47466\/revisions\/47480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}