Major energy companies AGL and Origin have now revealed their gas rate hikes to households.
Electricity and gas payments are the responsibility of residents in retirement villages, and phone and internet charges. However, the price hikes will be felt more in homes where only one person is living.
AGL, one of the country’s largest gas retailers, will increase gas prices for standing and market offer customers in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia from 1 August.
Origin Energy has also announced price changes. EnergyAustralia confirmed standing offer price changes last month and will announce changes for market offer customers this week.
AGL customers in NSW will see their gas bills rise by 8.2% or $71 on average, while Victorian customers will be hit with a hike of 8.6% or $134 from 1 August.
In Queensland, gas customers will see a 5.1% or $42 increase, while South Australian resident bills will go up 5.4% or $51.
Origin residential customers in Victoria will see their bills go up 7.3% or $125 on 1 August. Those in the ACT will also see their bills rise by 6.5% or $80.
Origin said it already hiked prices for Queensland (4.1% or $34), NSW (8.1% or $83) and SA (6.2% or $66) households on market and standing offers, along with Victorian households on standing offers, on 1 July.
A quarter of people said their energy bill was one of their top three most stressful expenses in June, Finder’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker found.