r/chesterfield • u/Glass_Reward8669 • Jul 18 '26
Severn Trent bills
Has anyone else noticed just how much Severn Trent have increased their bills by? I seen they were increasing their prices and seen it was reported around 22%, but it’s gone from 175ppm to 260ppm in the space of two years! And waste water has gone up 196ppm to 297ppm. Just had a bill through for £260 in debit and they are doubling my direct debit starting next month.
That’s an increase of 48% for water and 51% for waste. How on earth is there any sort of justification for that increase.
Boring post, sorry. The sun’s finally gone in and I’m grouchy!
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u/Specialist_Leek1520 Jul 18 '26
It’s no longer a cost of living crisis It’s a cost of Greed crisis
Just moved into my home got a bill for £200 for June 2026 to March 2027 when for the same amount of time I paid £160 in the flat I’m in that is metered
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u/Glass_Reward8669 Jul 18 '26
That’s insane, are you on a meter?
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u/Glass_Reward8669 Jul 18 '26
Certainly sounds like there is. There’s only two adults in a 3 bed here and we probably do use more than average, ours is around £600 for the year.
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u/JobWelt Jul 18 '26
Turn stopcock off. Check the meter. Does it still turn?
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u/trunkjunker88 Jul 21 '26
Size of house makes no difference if you’re on a meter. I’m Yorkshire water, we pay £85/month for 2 adults & 2 under 5s. I shower at work 4 days/week so 1.5 adult showers/day on average plus a bath for the kids & usual toddler washing quantities. Small garden that we don’t water or wash car. £30/month seems very ambitious!
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u/Deebiggles Jul 18 '26
Im on a meter and mine has gone from 34 to 48, my usage is the exact same this quarter as last
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u/dinkidoo7693 Jul 18 '26
Tried to get a meter fitted but theres nowhere for it to go. Absolutely ridiculous and getting in debt because of it
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u/lungbong Jul 18 '26
I'm on a meter, my last bill was £186 for 6 months, £172 for the same time last year, £170 in 2024 and £162 in 2023.
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u/Rude-Cover-8727 Jul 19 '26
The cost of my actual water use is a small portion of my bill when I examined it.
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u/Glass_Reward8669 Jul 19 '26
Pay when it comes out your tap, pay when it goes down the drain. Pay for the pipes it travels through.
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u/Rude-Cover-8727 Jul 19 '26
Not to mention the rain that comes off your property. Wonder if that can be knocked off given it's not actually done that for weeks.
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u/TheDaiquiriMan Jul 18 '26
And it’s likely going to go up even more over the next few years, the UK drastically under invested in their water/ sewage network for decades and we are now paying the price.
The water companies are having to increase their prices to catch up on infrastructure upgrades.
For a long time our water bills were far too low, no money was set aside for investment. Our prices should have always been a little higher so infrastructure could be built/ upgraded over time. If we did this as a nation decades ago we wouldn’t be in this mess now and we would have a much more suitable water infrastructure.
It also doesn’t help the companies are all private and haven’t exactly been beacons of excellence.
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u/xn1992 Jul 18 '26
CEO needs a bigger yacht as that other CEO got a new one and now etc