DESNZ · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017
Average annual gas bill during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
2014 → 2016 · 2 periods
↓ 13.3%−£78 £ a year
Average annual gas bill fell by 13.3% over the period, from £585 £ a year (2014, the level when the government took office) to £507 (2016, the last complete period before it left office).
- Inherited level 2014: £585
- Level when it left 2016: £507
- method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
Definition and caveats
DESNZ's estimate of the annual bill for a UK household using 11,200 kWh of gas at the average tariff across all payment methods, in cash terms.
Doesn’t measure: What any household actually paid, or homes without mains gas, which are around 15% of the total.