DESNZ · 5 July 2024present

Average annual gas bill during the Labour 2024– government

20232025 · 2 periods

23.8%£260 £ a year

Average annual gas bill fell by 23.8% over the period, from £1,094 £ a year (2023, the level when the government took office) to £834 (2025, the latest available).

  1. Inherited level 2023: £1,094
  2. Latest 2025: £834
  3. 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.

Average annual gas bill: 2014 to 2025CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour£0£500£1k2014201620182020202220242014: £585 £ a year · published 30 June 20262015: £555 £ a year · published 30 June 20262016: £507 £ a year · published 30 June 20262017: £494 £ a year · published 30 June 20262018: £504 £ a year · published 30 June 20262019: £519 £ a year · published 30 June 20262020: £496 £ a year · published 30 June 20262021: £482 £ a year · published 30 June 20262022: £952 £ a year · published 30 June 20262023: £1,094 £ a year · published 30 June 20262024: £846 £ a year · published 30 June 20262025: £834 £ a year · published 30 June 2026

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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.