Paying Fool price... what’ll cost you more from April 1

TV LICENCE

The annual TV licence fee will rise, taking the total cost to £159 a year. It comes eight months after three million over-75s lost their entitlement to free TV licences after a funding row between the BBC and government.

council tax

Residents in more than 100 areas will see their council tax bills rise to over £2,000 a year from today as council tax hikes kick in for almost every household. A typical Band D property will rise by £80 to £1,898 a year – 4.4%.

energy

Some 15m homes will have gas and electricity bills soar by almost £100 a year from today as the new energy price cap rate kicks in. This is the top amount firms can charge those on default or standard variable tariffs. At least 11m will have dual-fuel bills rise by £96 to £1,138.

water

In good news for bill payers, average household water and sewerage bills in England and Wales are set to fall by around £2 a year from April. This takes the average bill from £410 to £408, according to Water UK. But some could see average hikes of up to £14 a year.

mobile phone

Mobile phone bills are to rise by up to 4.5% this month – hitting almost every person. Networks including BT, EE, Three and Vodafone have announced price hikes. If you are out of contract, haggle for a lower deal or switch providers.

road tax

The amount of road tax you pay from today will rise depending on your car’s CO2 emissions. Cars that emit zero grams per km of CO2 won’t have to pay anything, while petrol and most diesel drivers will pay more.

B/band and TV

Sky is upping bills by up to £72 a year for millions of broadband and TV customers from today. This will be followed by landline price rises in May. Virgin Media is hiking prices by £44 per year for some and BT is going up by £24.