{
  "id": 8032722,
  "title": "UK Energy Bills Could Jump 25-30% From January as Gas Prices Soar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uk-energy-bills-could-jump-25-30-from-january-as-gas-prices-soar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/UK-Energy-Bills-Could-Jump-25-30-From-January-as-Gas-Prices-Soar.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK household energy bills could jump by between 25% and 30% in the first quarter of 2027 amid surging natural gas prices as the Middle East crisis drags on, analysts say, warning that the government may have to spend more money on measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Household energy bills will rise by 4% from October for the fourth quarter of this year. But the jump for the first…",
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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."
}