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Require Ofwat to cap water bills during water shortages & increase reinvestment

Submitted by Timothy James Wood on Sunday 13th July 2025

Published on Friday 1st August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 1st February 2026

Signatures: 67

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Bills ~ Change ~ climate change ~ Companies ~ concerns ~ Enable ~ Lack ~ Money ~ Ofwat ~ Price ~ rain ~ Shareholders ~ Water bills ~ Water Companies ~ water shortages

Petition Action

Require Ofwat to cap water bills during water shortages & increase reinvestment

Petition Details

We urge the Government to require Ofwat to cap water bills in unmetered households when water companies impose usage restrictions during water shortages.

Additional Information

We believe it is unjust for water companies to pay huge dividends and bonuses to shareholders after increasing prices while imposing usage restrictions, which may be because the infrastructure does not support usage requirements if there is a lack of rain. We believe this money should be reinvested to enable the network to meet demands. We are concerned climate change creates these conditions annually and we believe things must change but not at the expense of households.


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