The government says all help is under review as energy firms write to customers to warn of bill rises.
At the moment, typical bills are limited to £2,500, plus a £400 winter discount, which will also end from April.Nearly two million more households could struggle to pay the higher bills, fuel poverty campaigners have said.
Customers who are having difficulty paying their bills should contact their supplier. Firms have a range of financial and other support available, an Energy UK spokesman said.However, "more customers need more support than ever before, and at a time when people are struggling to afford all their bills, there is a limit to what the energy industry can do", he added.
Some energy suppliers have already begun a wave of emails warning of the rise, and, crucially, pinning the rise on decisions of the government. For example British Gas wrote to customers saying "because of the changes the government is making to the energy price guarantee, the amount you pay for your energy is due to change this April".
Fuel poverty campaigners said the number of households that would have difficulty paying for energy from the beginning of April, would rise from 6.7 million to 8.4 million. Without more government support, the number of people having to make a choice between heating and eating will continue to rise, a spokeswoman said.
This means the government has room to extend the energy price guarantee for another three months to cushion the transition to higher bills, its director Paul Johnson told the BBC's Today programme.
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