Two million SSE customers to see bills rise by £76 a year.

"Big six" energy supplier SSE (LSE: SSE.L - news) is increasing prices by an average £76 a year in a hike affecting more than two million customers.

The price changes - a 5.7% rise for gas and 7.7% for electricity bills - mean a typical dual fuel customer will see an increase of £1.50 each week.

SSE (Amsterdam: UW8.AS - news) - blamed the price hike - which comes into force on 11 July - on rising wholesale and Government policy costs and said it would impact 2.4 million customers.

Households with a pre-payment meter or on fixed-price or vulnerable customer safeguard tariffs are not affected.

The company also announced it will be removing its £6 per fuel, per year paperless billing discount when the changes come into affect.

By Sky News.

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