Leading consumer researchers at Which? have said that homes should switch their broadband and energy providers to save almost £300 a year if they switch this September.
Switching providers makes the list of almost every money-saving advice list because the small savings could add up.
UK households have been urged to review their current bills to see if they could be saving money on essential household bills.
Which? research found that consumers could save £90 on broadband and as much as £200 on energy bills and get ahead of rising energy price caps.
They looked at Sky, TalkTalk, BT and Virgin Media to see how much their customers could be saving.
The consumer champion found the average monthly bill for UK broadband customers is £33.77, however, customers could save £89 a year if they switched to a superfast introductory deal which cost, on average, £26.34 a month.
Which? found Sky broadband customers pay £37.32 a month, on average, but could save £131.76 a year if they switched to an introductory deal.
On average BT customers pay £36.30 a month and could save £119.52, while TalkTalk customers pay £28.98 a month and could save £31.86 a year.
Virgin Media customers could save the most by switching, as they have the highest average monthly bill out of the big four providers at £41.68.
Virgin Media only supplies fibre broadband and more of its customers will be accessing ultrafast speeds, however, with the average cost of introductory deals for ultrafast broadband at £29.34, customers that switch could save £143.64 a year.
Virgin Media customers should also consider switching providers for better connection and service.
The broadband provider finished 13th out of 14 providers ranked in Which?’s broadband satisfaction survey with a low customer score of 53 per cent, receiving poor ratings for connection reliability, customer service and value for money.
Consumers should consider switching energy tariffs this September ahead of the energy price cap rising to £1,277 in October, which will see bills increase by £139 for 11 million direct debit customers on default tariffs using a medium amount of gas and electricity.
While there is a dwindling number of cheap energy deals on the market, Which? the analysis found customers could save £207 compared to the new price cap level if they switch to the cheapest fixed tariff available at £1,070.
Many consumers may be put off switching broadband or energy providers as they believe the process can be a hassle, however Which? research found two-thirds of broadband (66%) and four in five (86%) energy customers found it easy.
Which?’s broadband and energy price comparison sites offer a free and impartial way to find the cheapest deals on the market and has helped more than 100,000 households switch to a better deal.
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