Households face 5.6% water bill rise as Yorkshire Water pledges £8.3bn in investment
The rise amounts to approximately £2.80 extra per month for an average household
Last updated 29th Jan 2026
Households across Yorkshire will see their average water bills increase by 5.6% in April, its been confirmed.
The rise, agreed with regulator Ofwat in December 2024, amounts to approximately £2.80 per month for an average household.
Yorkshire Water’s £8.3bn investment scheme, which spans five years, will fund infrastructure projects including reducing leaks, installing smart meters, upgrading water treatment facilities, and reducing discharges from storm overflows into watercourses.
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.”
“Of course, we know that bill rises will be difficult for some of our customers. Over the five years, we’ll be providing £375m in financial support to 345,000 customers through a range of different schemes – I would encourage anyone who is struggling financially to contact us to discuss the options available to them.”
The bill rise comes after the company imposed a lengthy hosepipe ban on customers last year amid drought conditions across Yorkshire.
The firm has also come under fire over undisclosed pay taken by CEO Nicola Shaw, as well as persistent issues with pollution.