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A £233 energy bill warning has been issued for millions of UK households ahead of winter. Uswitch has warned the total owed to energy companies is £780 million, which is the highest level in eight years.

Uswitch reveals that more than 3.5 million households now owe money to their energy suppliers, up 46% on last year’s figure of 2.4 million.

The average debt has jumped nearly a third from £173 a year ago, while the typical customer’s account balance has fallen below £100 for the first time since the energy crisis began.

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Ben Gallizzi, energy expert at Uswitch, said: “It’s deeply concerning to see that household energy debt has soared to an eight-year high, which suggests that many homes m

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