In April 2022, the British energy regulator Ofgem increased the energy cap—the maximum amount that a "typical" household can be charged for gas or electricity—by £693 per year.[1] By this point, 6.5 million people were unable to heat their homes sufficiently.[2] Ofgem is set, as of July, to raise the cap by an additional £1,800 per year on 1 October 2022. Bills are expected to average £3,800 per year by the start of 2023.[3][3] This increase is estimated by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition to leave another 2 million people unable to afford adequate heating.[4]