Households braced for ‘awful April’ as council tax and water bills soar

He added: “One in four broadband customers are out of contract, paying up to £9 per month more than those in contract. To add salt to the wound, BT, EE, Plusnet and Virgin Media are all hiking broadband prices by £4 a month, Sky by £3, and Vodafone by £3.50 – adding nearly £50 more per year to bills.