Published 24 Sep 2026, 10:07
Next update 10 Dec 2026, 10:30 in 2 months Recent figures may be revised.
Gas accounts in arrears Selected point April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier
400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 Apr to Jun 2025 Apr to Jun 2026 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 Apr to Jun 2025 Jul to Sep 2025 Apr to Jun 2026 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2021 2026 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2021 2023 2026 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 April to June 2016 · 402,372, down 32,040 on a year earlier July to September 2016 · 409,539, down 11,199 on a year earlier October to December 2016 · 388,287, down 12,201 on a year earlier January to March 2017 · 387,008, up 8,576 on a year earlier April to June 2017 · 422,574, up 20,202 on a year earlier July to September 2017 · 427,226, up 17,687 on a year earlier October to December 2017 · 459,450, up 71,163 on a year earlier January to March 2018 · 448,886, up 61,878 on a year earlier April to June 2018 · 497,442, up 74,868 on a year earlier July to September 2018 · 517,529, up 90,303 on a year earlier October to December 2018 · 505,500, up 46,050 on a year earlier January to March 2019 · 497,505, up 48,619 on a year earlier April to June 2019 · 532,490, up 35,048 on a year earlier July to September 2019 · 520,672, up 3,143 on a year earlier October to December 2019 · 539,605, up 34,105 on a year earlier January to March 2020 · 565,784, up 68,279 on a year earlier April to June 2020 · 703,371, up 170,881 on a year earlier July to September 2020 · 630,813, up 110,141 on a year earlier October to December 2020 · 554,698, up 15,093 on a year earlier January to March 2021 · 548,757, down 17,027 on a year earlier April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2016 2026 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 April to June 2016 · 402,372, down 32,040 on a year earlier July to September 2016 · 409,539, down 11,199 on a year earlier October to December 2016 · 388,287, down 12,201 on a year earlier January to March 2017 · 387,008, up 8,576 on a year earlier April to June 2017 · 422,574, up 20,202 on a year earlier July to September 2017 · 427,226, up 17,687 on a year earlier October to December 2017 · 459,450, up 71,163 on a year earlier January to March 2018 · 448,886, up 61,878 on a year earlier April to June 2018 · 497,442, up 74,868 on a year earlier July to September 2018 · 517,529, up 90,303 on a year earlier October to December 2018 · 505,500, up 46,050 on a year earlier January to March 2019 · 497,505, up 48,619 on a year earlier April to June 2019 · 532,490, up 35,048 on a year earlier July to September 2019 · 520,672, up 3,143 on a year earlier October to December 2019 · 539,605, up 34,105 on a year earlier January to March 2020 · 565,784, up 68,279 on a year earlier April to June 2020 · 703,371, up 170,881 on a year earlier July to September 2020 · 630,813, up 110,141 on a year earlier October to December 2020 · 554,698, up 15,093 on a year earlier January to March 2021 · 548,757, down 17,027 on a year earlier April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2016 2021 2026 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 July to September 2012 · 399,183 October to December 2012 · 392,384 January to March 2013 · 407,462 April to June 2013 · 446,920 July to September 2013 · 453,115, up 53,932 on a year earlier October to December 2013 · 445,163, up 52,779 on a year earlier January to March 2014 · 432,850, up 25,388 on a year earlier April to June 2014 · 472,528, up 25,608 on a year earlier July to September 2014 · 472,386, up 19,271 on a year earlier October to December 2014 · 472,533, up 27,370 on a year earlier January to March 2015 · 419,614, down 13,236 on a year earlier April to June 2015 · 434,412, down 38,116 on a year earlier July to September 2015 · 420,738, down 51,648 on a year earlier October to December 2015 · 400,488, down 72,045 on a year earlier January to March 2016 · 378,432, down 41,182 on a year earlier April to June 2016 · 402,372, down 32,040 on a year earlier July to September 2016 · 409,539, down 11,199 on a year earlier October to December 2016 · 388,287, down 12,201 on a year earlier January to March 2017 · 387,008, up 8,576 on a year earlier April to June 2017 · 422,574, up 20,202 on a year earlier July to September 2017 · 427,226, up 17,687 on a year earlier October to December 2017 · 459,450, up 71,163 on a year earlier January to March 2018 · 448,886, up 61,878 on a year earlier April to June 2018 · 497,442, up 74,868 on a year earlier July to September 2018 · 517,529, up 90,303 on a year earlier October to December 2018 · 505,500, up 46,050 on a year earlier January to March 2019 · 497,505, up 48,619 on a year earlier April to June 2019 · 532,490, up 35,048 on a year earlier July to September 2019 · 520,672, up 3,143 on a year earlier October to December 2019 · 539,605, up 34,105 on a year earlier January to March 2020 · 565,784, up 68,279 on a year earlier April to June 2020 · 703,371, up 170,881 on a year earlier July to September 2020 · 630,813, up 110,141 on a year earlier October to December 2020 · 554,698, up 15,093 on a year earlier January to March 2021 · 548,757, down 17,027 on a year earlier April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2012 2026 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 July to September 2012 · 399,183 October to December 2012 · 392,384 January to March 2013 · 407,462 April to June 2013 · 446,920 July to September 2013 · 453,115, up 53,932 on a year earlier October to December 2013 · 445,163, up 52,779 on a year earlier January to March 2014 · 432,850, up 25,388 on a year earlier April to June 2014 · 472,528, up 25,608 on a year earlier July to September 2014 · 472,386, up 19,271 on a year earlier October to December 2014 · 472,533, up 27,370 on a year earlier January to March 2015 · 419,614, down 13,236 on a year earlier April to June 2015 · 434,412, down 38,116 on a year earlier July to September 2015 · 420,738, down 51,648 on a year earlier October to December 2015 · 400,488, down 72,045 on a year earlier January to March 2016 · 378,432, down 41,182 on a year earlier April to June 2016 · 402,372, down 32,040 on a year earlier July to September 2016 · 409,539, down 11,199 on a year earlier October to December 2016 · 388,287, down 12,201 on a year earlier January to March 2017 · 387,008, up 8,576 on a year earlier April to June 2017 · 422,574, up 20,202 on a year earlier July to September 2017 · 427,226, up 17,687 on a year earlier October to December 2017 · 459,450, up 71,163 on a year earlier January to March 2018 · 448,886, up 61,878 on a year earlier April to June 2018 · 497,442, up 74,868 on a year earlier July to September 2018 · 517,529, up 90,303 on a year earlier October to December 2018 · 505,500, up 46,050 on a year earlier January to March 2019 · 497,505, up 48,619 on a year earlier April to June 2019 · 532,490, up 35,048 on a year earlier July to September 2019 · 520,672, up 3,143 on a year earlier October to December 2019 · 539,605, up 34,105 on a year earlier January to March 2020 · 565,784, up 68,279 on a year earlier April to June 2020 · 703,371, up 170,881 on a year earlier July to September 2020 · 630,813, up 110,141 on a year earlier October to December 2020 · 554,698, up 15,093 on a year earlier January to March 2021 · 548,757, down 17,027 on a year earlier April to June 2021 · 631,282, down 72,089 on a year earlier July to September 2021 · 645,908, up 15,095 on a year earlier October to December 2021 · 602,038, up 47,340 on a year earlier January to March 2022 · 640,464, up 91,707 on a year earlier April to June 2022 · 743,405, up 112,123 on a year earlier July to September 2022 · 687,549, up 41,641 on a year earlier October to December 2022 · 686,605, up 84,567 on a year earlier January to March 2023 · 618,893, down 21,571 on a year earlier April to June 2023 · 757,552, up 14,147 on a year earlier July to September 2023 · 888,712, up 201,163 on a year earlier October to December 2023 · 862,163, up 175,558 on a year earlier January to March 2024 · 816,113, up 197,220 on a year earlier April to June 2024 · 860,237, up 102,685 on a year earlier July to September 2024 · 887,823, down 889 on a year earlier October to December 2024 · 866,843, up 4,680 on a year earlier January to March 2025 · 864,961, up 48,848 on a year earlier April to June 2025 · 926,545, up 66,308 on a year earlier July to September 2025 · 926,134, up 38,311 on a year earlier October to December 2025 · 929,768, up 62,925 on a year earlier January to March 2026 · 908,840, up 43,879 on a year earlier April to June 2026 · 954,966, up 28,421 on a year earlier 954,966 2012 2019 2026
250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 2015 · 418,813 2016 · 394,658 2017 · 424,065 2018 · 492,339 2019 · 522,568 2020 · 613,667 2021 · 606,996 2022 · 689,506 2023 · 781,830 2024 · 857,754 2025 · 911,852 2026 so far · January to June · 931,903 2015 2018 2021 2026 250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 2015 · 418,813 2016 · 394,658 2017 · 424,065 2018 · 492,339 2019 · 522,568 2020 · 613,667 2021 · 606,996 2022 · 689,506 2023 · 781,830 2024 · 857,754 2025 · 911,852 2026 so far · January to June · 931,903 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 January to March 2023 · 618,893 April to June 2023 · 757,552 July to September 2023 · 888,712 October to December 2023 · 862,163 January to March 2024 · 816,113 April to June 2024 · 860,237 July to September 2024 · 887,823 October to December 2024 · 866,843 January to March 2025 · 864,961 April to June 2025 · 926,545 July to September 2025 · 926,134 October to December 2025 · 929,768 January to March 2026 · 908,840 April to June 2026 · 954,966 2026 2025 2024 2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 January to March 2023 · 618,893 April to June 2023 · 757,552 July to September 2023 · 888,712 October to December 2023 · 862,163 January to March 2024 · 816,113 April to June 2024 · 860,237 July to September 2024 · 887,823 October to December 2024 · 866,843 January to March 2025 · 864,961 April to June 2025 · 926,545 July to September 2025 · 926,134 October to December 2025 · 929,768 January to March 2026 · 908,840 April to June 2026 · 954,966 2026 2025 2024 2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Each year is the average of the quarterly figures. 2026 so far covers January to June.
Each year is the average of the quarterly figures. 2026 so far covers January to June.
Source: Ofgem 24 Sep 2026, 10:07
What this means for people More accounts means more gas bills left unpaid for more than 91 days, with no plan to repay.
Suppliers in Great Britain report domestic gas accounts on their own. A bill that has stayed unpaid for more than 91 days, with nothing agreed for paying it back, is included. Gas used after that point is excluded.
Latest figures See the figures as a table The latest 12 readings, newest first. Period Value April to June 2026 954,966 January to March 2026 908,840 October to December 2025 929,768 July to September 2025 926,134 April to June 2025 926,545 January to March 2025 864,961 October to December 2024 866,843 July to September 2024 887,823 April to June 2024 860,237 January to March 2024 816,113 October to December 2023 862,163 July to September 2023 888,712
Each year is the average of the quarterly figures. Year Period covered Value 2026 so far January to June 931,903 2025 January to December 911,852 2024 January to December 857,754 2023 January to December 781,830 2022 January to December 689,506 2021 January to December 606,996 2020 January to December 613,667 2019 January to December 522,568 2018 January to December 492,339 2017 January to December 424,065 2016 January to December 394,658 2015 January to December 418,813
Each quarter Each year is the average of the quarterly figures. Period 2023 2024 2025 2026 so far January to March 618,893 816,113 864,961 908,840 April to June 757,552 860,237 926,545 954,966 July to September 888,712 887,823 926,134 October to December 862,163 866,843 929,768
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How to read this Accounts, not households Gas accounts are counted apart from electricity. One household can appear in both.
Unpaid for more than 91 days The same 91-day definition applies to gas. Use after that point does not add to the arrears.
Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales are included. Northern Ireland has its own energy market.
Accounts, not pounds The figure counts gas accounts. Pounds owed can rise when the price cap rises, even if the number of accounts does not.
Not seasonally adjusted One quarter can sit above another, because this count is not adjusted for the time of year.
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Publisher Ofgem
Official title Number of accounts in arrears with no arrangement to repay the debt, gas, Great Britain
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Geography Great Britain Cite this Ofgem (2026) Number of accounts in arrears with no arrangement to repay the debt, gas, Great Britain, April to June 2026 (series accounts-in-arrears-no-arrangement-gas ).