Households braced for host of essential bill increases from April 1

Many of the biggest broadband firms – such as BT, EE, Plusnet, Shell Energy, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Vodafone – raise prices every April in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the Retail Price Index (RPI) – announced as February as 4% and 4.9% respectively – plus an additional 3%, 3.7% or 3.9%.