Do you work from home? Since Covid lockdowns forced many office workers to set up at home, lots of companies have adopted a flexible approach to working, whereby employees can work remotely on some days and come into the office on others, or even WFH full-time for the foreseeable future.

Of course, working from home has its benefits – such as getting more time back to yourself that would otherwise be spent commuting, being able to do chores and life admin during breaks, and saving on the cost of your commute and/or lunch and coffees. But remote working isn’t completely free of cost either.

With energy prices soaring – Ofgem announced that the energy price cap will rise to a hefty £3,549 a year for ‘average households’ from October – most of us are worried about money. And for the quarter of the British workforce who work from home more often than not, there are concerns about how this might affect our bills.

The price of running a boiler, water, electricity and inflated prices for broadband could reach £30 a day, according to analysis by The New Statesman.

Could soaring energy bills force us back into the office?