<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/thames-water-ofwat-bills-debt-pollution-sewage-b1200875.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thames Water bills</a> will rise by more than a third to an average of £588 over the next five years despite its dismal record on pollution and leaks.</p><p>Water regulator Ofwat said the UK’s biggest water company, which supplies London and was recently fined £18 million for breaking share dividends rules, will be allowed to hike its bills by an inflation-busting £152, or 35 per cent - that’s an average £31 a year.</p><p>The charges are being hiked to fund a £104 billion spending plan, with other water companies in England and Wales following suit increasing customer bills.</p><p>The Standard podcast is joined by Matthew Topham, lead campaigner at We Own It, a pressure group for public ownership.</p><p>In part two, patients with sleep apnoea are receiving a choice of two nerve stimulators from<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/sleep-apnoea-london-northamptonshire-east-sussex-olivia-b1199776.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> University College London Hospitals</a> to combat the condition, and it’s the first UK healthcare provider to offer both therapies without needing bulky equipment.</p><p>We’re joined by Mr Ryan Chin Taw Cheong, consultant ENT and sleep surgeon at UCLH’s Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Thames Water customers brace for 35% bills surge after Ofwat ruling

DEC 19, 202411 MIN
The Standard

Thames Water customers brace for 35% bills surge after Ofwat ruling

DEC 19, 202411 MIN

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<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/thames-water-ofwat-bills-debt-pollution-sewage-b1200875.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thames Water bills</a> will rise by more than a third to an average of £588 over the next five years despite its dismal record on pollution and leaks.</p><p>Water regulator Ofwat said the UK’s biggest water company, which supplies London and was recently fined £18 million for breaking share dividends rules, will be allowed to hike its bills by an inflation-busting £152, or 35 per cent - that’s an average £31 a year.</p><p>The charges are being hiked to fund a £104 billion spending plan, with other water companies in England and Wales following suit increasing customer bills.</p><p>The Standard podcast is joined by Matthew Topham, lead campaigner at We Own It, a pressure group for public ownership.</p><p>In part two, patients with sleep apnoea are receiving a choice of two nerve stimulators from<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/sleep-apnoea-london-northamptonshire-east-sussex-olivia-b1199776.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> University College London Hospitals</a> to combat the condition, and it’s the first UK healthcare provider to offer both therapies without needing bulky equipment.</p><p>We’re joined by Mr Ryan Chin Taw Cheong, consultant ENT and sleep surgeon at UCLH’s Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>