Household water bills to rise by 5.6 per cent from April

Yorkshire Water says the increase equates on average to around £2.80 per month.

According to the company, the rise will help fund an £8.3bn investment programme – including work to reduce leakages, a mains replacement scheme, the installation of more smart meters, and a reduction in discharges from storm overflows into watercourses.

Matt Pinder, customer director at Yorkshire Water, says: "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 – plus delivering a better service for our customers."

He adds: "We know that bill rises will be difficult for some customers. Over the next five years, we’ll be providing £375m in financial support to 345,000 customers through a range of different schemes. I'd encourage anyone struggling financially to contact us."