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Who Ends Up Paying For Thames Water

22 July 2026 · in 80 words

Who Ends Up Paying For Thames Water

Follow the money and it lands on 16 million customers. Days into a new government promising cost of living relief, Thames Water has applied to Ofwat to raise household charges again, this time to fund a controversial reservoir in the south east. Creditors want control, ministers want oversight, and so far household bills have done the heavy lifting.

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