Fuel Poverty Scenario Modelling based on Ofgem Energy Price Caps – up to October to December 2026
Fuel Poverty Scenario Modelling based on Ofgem Energy Price Caps
Table 10: Electricity and Gas unit prices by region and meter type under Ofgem price cap October to December 2026.
|
October to December price cap price |
|
|
Electricity prepayment Scotland North |
£0.255 |
|
Electricity direct debit Scotland North |
£0.263 |
|
Electricity prepayment Scotland South |
£0.253 |
|
Electricity direct debit Scotland South |
£0.261 |
|
|
|
|
Gas prepayment Scotland North |
£0.076 |
|
Gas direct debit Scotland North |
£0.079 |
|
Gas prepayment Scotland South |
£0.076 |
|
Gas direct debit Scotland South |
£0.079 |
Table 11: Standing charges by fuel, region and meter type under Ofgem price cap October to December 2026.
|
Fuel |
Annual Standing Charge in £ |
|
Electricity single prepayment Scotland North |
£201.25 |
|
Electricity single direct debit Scotland North |
£201.25 |
|
Electricity single prepayment Scotland South |
£224.14 |
|
Electricity single direct debit Scotland South |
£224.14 |
|
|
|
|
Electricity multi prepayment Scotland North |
£202.77 |
|
Electricity multi direct debit Scotland North |
£202.77 |
|
Electricity multi prepayment Scotland South |
£225.27 |
|
Electricity multi direct debit Scotland South |
£225.27 |
|
|
|
|
Gas prepayment Scotland North |
£109.04 |
|
Gas direct debit Scotland North |
£109.04 |
|
Gas prepayment Scotland South |
£109.08 |
|
Gas direct debit Scotland South |
£109.08 |
Table 12: Scaling factors used for other fuels[1]
|
Fuel |
2024 index price |
June 2026 index price |
Scaling factor |
|
Electricity (used for dual meter households) |
98.8 |
96.7 |
0.97868 |
|
Liquid fuels |
110.6 |
141.6 |
1.28041 |
|
LPG |
163.0 |
174.9 |
1.07301 |
|
Solid fuels |
101.4 |
102.0 |
1.00545 |
|
Other fuels |
98.5 |
96.2 |
0.97708 |
[1] As the DESNZ index prices are published with a lag compared to the Ofgem price cap figures they reflect the most recently available figures at time of publication and not figures for the price cap period.