POLL: UK energy regulator Ofgem has said that the energy price cap will rise by 54 per cent to £693 with average energy bills set to rise to almost £2000 in Ross-shire and the rest of the Highlands – but what do you think?

People are growing increasingly concerned about the rising energy costs and the growth of fuel poverty.

This week UK energy regulator Ofgem announced that the energy price cap will rise by 54 per cent to £693.

Average energy bills are set to rise to almost £2000 when the new cap comes into effect in April but the impact is set to be harder in the Highlands where bills are disproportionately higher.

Although the UK government has announced measures to help soften the blow, politicians and organisations predict more people in the region will face a bleak choice between eating and heating – 33 per cent of all households in the Highlands already live in fuel poverty.

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