• Water bills in Mid Cheshire are set to be hiked by 7.85% by United Utilities
• It means residents in Mid Cheshire will be paying an extra £35 a year
• Cheshire West & Chester’s Liberal Democrats have called for the “disgraceful” hike to be scrapped 

Liberal Democrats in Mid Cheshire have called for United Utilities to scrap their 7.85% water bill hike and have said that there should be “no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and executive bonuses”.

It comes as Water UK has released figures which forecast water bill price changes which show that in Mid Cheshire water bills are expected to rise by £35 a year for 2024/25. It means United Utilities will be hiking up bills by 7.85% for the coming year.

Chester West & Chester’s Liberal Democrats have slammed the move as “disgraceful” and have said there should be “no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and exec bonuses”.

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Mid Cheshire, Jack Price-Harbach said:

“People in Mid Cheshire should not have to endure this disgraceful price hike. During a cost of living crisis, it is a slap in the face to all those in our community who now have to pay more to water companies who have for years been pumping filthy sewage into our rivers. This insultingprice hike should’ve be scrapped immediately. There should be no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and exec bonuses. What is even more scandalous is that Conservative ministers have just stood aside and let water companies walk all over their customers. United Utilities should be digging into their own pockets for once and not force these additional costs onto people in Mid Cheshire during a cost of living crisis. There should be an immediate end to sky-high bonuses and payments going to overseas investors. Money that should instead be going straight on fixing our crumbling infrastructure.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

Data on the changes to water bills can be found here.