Nearly 320,000 homes in arrears on their electricity bill at the end of 2025

Nearly 320,000 households were behind on their electricity bills at the end of last year.

That is a 19 per cent increase on the previous year, according to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU).

Data from the CRU showed that one in seven households was behind on their electricity bills at the end of 2025.

The average value of the arrears stood at €466.

When it comes to electricity, the number of households in the red increased by 19 per cent in a year.

The number domestic gas customers in arrears jumped by 10 per cent too.

It comes as the Government stopped €250 electricity credits to all households in this year's budget.

At the same time, energy prices surged by 2.6 per cent.