Are you still holding out? Temperatures fell to around zero in some parts of the UK this morning and not everyone has put their heating on yet.
It's a game of wills as people hold off firing up the heating for as long as possible. The cost of living has added to people's desire to carry on in unheated homes this autumn.
If you have already flicked the switch to get some warmth circulating in your home, you are ahead of the majority of Brits, MirrorOnline reports. British Gas says Brits will make do with the cold for a little while longer.
While some Brits have had their heating on as early as September, the majority won't crank it up until the end of October. Analysing the habits of its seven million customers, British Gas found that people typically turn on their heating on October 24.
This year however, millions are facing energy bill hikes which may cause the date to be even later. The Government's new Energy Price Guarantee, which came into effect this month from October 1, will see bills freeze at £2,500 for the average household until October 2024.
But the £2,500 isn't a cap on your total bill. Instead, the new EPG will place caps on the unit rates and standing charges you pay for gas and electricity, so the more energy you use, the more you pay.
This means a household's energy bill could exceed £2,500. Last week, the UK faced warnings of three-hour blackouts over the winter period if gas supplies reached emergency levels.
The £2,500 compared with the previous price cap of £1,971 a year means households will now have to fork out an extra £529 a year on their energy bills.
The freeze includes a £400 energy rebate that the Government will be paying all households in instalments between October and March 2023.
