{
  "id": 752999,
  "title": "Water bills set to rise for millions of households after watchdog approves £3.4bn plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/water-bills-set-to-rise-for-millions-of-households-after-watchdog",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:31:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-16049291/Water-bills-set-rise-millions-households-watchdog-approves-3-4bn-plan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The largest increases in bills will be felt by Southern Water customers, who will pay £43 more next year and an extra £37 a more by 2029.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}