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Trialling the potential benefits of a water meter and getting savvy with your use of hot water are just two ways millions of households could take some of the heat out of rising water and energy bills. The Consumer Council...

Common Descriptors for financial support schemes At a time when more people are searching for help with bills, water companies have agreed a suite of common descriptors for the financial support schemes they offer. Debt advice agencies asked for this...

Experience of business customers during Covid -19 Every two years CCW gauges the views of business customers in England and Wales on the water, sewerage and retail services they receive from their supplier. Our latest study coincided with the start...

Households whose finances are being impacted by the coronavirus outbreak are being urged to tap into support from their water company. CCW – the voice for water consumers – says many customers could benefit from existing schemes including payment breaks,...

We carry out assessments of water and sewerage companies to see how they deal with customer cases when we’re not directly involved. This helps us be the voice for all water consumers, not just those who ask for our help....

We’ve published our ‘Business Customers’ Experience of the Water Retail Market – Five Year Review’, two-year progress report, which highlights the strides made in improving the water retail market for business customers since our comprehensive review of the market published...

Our response sets out the need for cost reflectivity in the approach to charging be considered in the context of climate change and the wider picture on water resources. It is important that targets for business water consumption are not...

We welcome the opportunity to provide a response to Ofwat’s consultation about the consumer involvement in company decision-making rule. Executive summary Overall, CCW fully supports the aim of the rule to ensure that companies have appropriate arrangements in place for...

Overall complaints from households to water companies fell by 8% in 2024-25 BUT complaints brought to the consumer watchdog CCW reached their highest level in nine years. Bills dominated complaining customers’ concerns on the back of the highest water bill...