Household energy bills will jump by £21 from January in a fresh blow for millions of pensioners who face the loss of winter fuel payments.

Around 27 million people who are on a standard variable rate (SVR) tariff, so not locked into a fixed rate deal, are covered by the Ofgem price cap

The Ofgem price cap does not put a limit on how much you can pay for energy - instead, it sets the maximum unit price you can be charged for gas and electricity