UK households with vacuum cleaners face £5.16 charges from July

UK households with vacuum cleaners face £5.16 charges from JulyYou may have costlier electricity bills next month, at a time when other costs, including the price of petrol and groceries are also uncomfortably high for many Britons. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Chris Samuel 05:06, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Illustrative stock image of a vacuum cleaner. (Image: Getty)From the start of next month, vacuum cleaners could be costing some households in the UK around £5.16 when projected over a year, according to calculations by The Express. On Wednesday, May 27, the energy regulator Ofgem announced a 13% increase of the energy price cap for the period covering Monday, July 1 to September 30, 2026.The price cap refers to the default tariff applied when a customer has not signed up for a fixed-rate tariff, the regulator explains on its website. The cap sets a maximum rate per unit and standing charge that can be billed to customers for their energy use (both electricity and gas), as is set by Ofgem. Ofgem said the increase is a "result of higher wholesale gas prices, caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East", with fuel and other costs skyrocketing in the wake of the US and Israel's late February strikes on Iran. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTEnergy bills: How to save money window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=121566&vp_content=embed81d96blkrvut&playerApiId=v1121566',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',containerId:'ovp-primis1',title:'Primis player 1',onload:()=>{window.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',function(e){if(e.detail.playerApiId==='v1121566'){const primisPlayer=e.detail;const container=document.getElementById('ovp-primis1');primisPlayer.addEventListener('videoStart',function(val){container.removeAttribute('style');container.classList.add('started');container.parentElement.querySelector('h3.primis-title').textContent=...