Yorkshire Water bills will go up by an inflation-busting 5.6% from April.
That’s an increase of £34 on an average yearly bill of £695 last year.
The increase, which was agreed by Ofwat in December 2024, is significantly above the inflation rate of 3.4%.
Yorkshire Water says the rise will help it deliver infrastructure projects totalling £1.1bn between April 2026 and April 2027.
This includes continuing a £38m plan for reducing leakage across the region, and replacing of 219 miles of mains throughout Yorkshire, to reduce bursts and instances of water supply disruptions.
Matt Pinder, customer director at Yorkshire Water, said: “This is our largest ever investment package – designed to drive significant progress in areas we know are important to our customers.
“We’ve already delivered a huge number of infrastructure projects – over 200 in 2025 – and it’s important that we keep that momentum going over the next year, and beyond.
“The money we collect from customer bills, alongside shareholder investment and borrowing, will be spent on a wide variety of improvements across the region – from improvements to storm overflows to mains replacements and bringing in new water resources – alongside delivering a better service for our customers.”
Yorkshire Water says it will invest the equivalent of around £3,600 for every household in the region between 2025 and 2030 to improve infrastructure and customer service.
Mr Pinder acknowledged that the “bill rises will be difficult for some of our customers”. Anyone struggling to pay their bill can find potential help on the Yorkshire Water website.
