Households in the South East are spending over £100 more on fuel bills than those in some other UK regions according to reseach published today from MoneyExpert.com.

As energy firms announce further price increases, households in the South East pay an average of £955 annually on gas and electricity. Those in the North East pay the least at £851 a year, with London residents spending £888 on an annual basis.

But the research also reveals a marked disparity in the percentage of total household expenditure allocated to fuel costs across the regions.

For example, despite having the lowest annual expenditure on gas and electricity of any UK region, residents in the North East are having to allocate and average 4.2% of their total household budgets to energy bills. Households in London, whilst having a relatively low expenditure on gas and electricity, allocate less than 3% of total household expenditure on average.

Sean Gardner, Director at MoneyExpert, said: "We’d expect some regional variance in the amount people spend on gas and electricity, but a 12% gap between the highest and the lowest spending regions is very large indeed.

"Clearly households in some areas have reacted more quickly to spiralling fuel costs but it's a worry that some households are having to spend considerably more of their overall expenditure on fuel than others. With further price rises expected before Christmas fuel poverty looks an ever closer prospect for many."

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