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Here’s the details of Cornwall Insight’s forecasts for Britain’s energy price cap from January.

This morning’s prediction of a small rise in energy bills in January will be “disappointing”, says Dr Craig Lowrey, Principal Consultant at Cornwall Insight, especially as the weather gets chillier.

“Our final price cap forecast for January indicates, as expected, bills will remain largely unchanged from October. Supply concerns have kept the market as volatile as earlier in the year, and additional charges have remained relatively stable, so prices have stayed flat. While we may have seen this coming, the news that prices will not drop from the rises in the Autumn will still be disappointing to many as we move into the colder months.

“Fuel poverty has occupied political agendas for years, with little long-term progress. This winter, millions of households say they will not heat their homes to recommended temperatures, risking serious health consequences. With it being widely accepted that high prices are here to stay, we need to see action. Options like social tariffs, adjustments to price caps, benefit restructuring, or other targeted support for vulnerable households must be seriously considered.