The rate at which household bills and expenses are increasing has slowed in the last month, according to the latest MSE Bills Tracker figures, with average costs up 2% over the past 12 months.
Not knowing whether the cheapest energy firms are "any good" is the most common reason householders are reluctant to switch energy supplier , according to a poll of 3,500 MoneySavers.
Northern Ireland's largest energy supplier Power NI is to hike electricity prices by 5.6%, meaning the typical bill for those on its standard tariff will jump by £27/year.
About three million households on prepayment meters are set to see their energy bills drop after regulator Ofgem said it would tighten a price cap imposed earlier this year.
British Gas has finally revealed its worst kept secret by announcing a 12.5% rise in electricity prices, with bills for a typical dual-fuel household on its standard tariff set to jump by £76 to £1,120 per year.