""If they don't, expenditure can be clawed back."
Water companies need approval from the regulator, Ofwat, to raise customers' bills, a process that takes place every five years to set spending budgets for the years ahead.
This decision to allow increased charges comes on top of already-agreed bill rises that were negotiated with the water companies in 2024."
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