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The survey interviewed 4,460 adults online and face to face in a sample designed to represent Great Britain. Forty percent said they were keeping up with household bills but struggling to do so for energy, while 4% reported being behind on energy payments.","Trust in the energy sector was at its highest level since tracking began in 2022, although responses varied: 45% trusted suppliers to be fair in their dealings and 65% trusted them to treat customers fairly. Fifty-two percent had switched supplier or tariff, while 24% had not switched in five years. The findings are survey responses, not measurements of energy consumption."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"GB","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"نُشرت نتائج العمل الميداني بين فبراير ومارس 2026 في 14 أكتوبر.","de":"Die Ergebnisse der Feldarbeit von Februar bis März 2026 wurden am 14. Oktober veröffentlicht.","en":"Findings from February–March 2026 fieldwork were published on 14 October.","es":"Los resultados del trabajo de campo de febrero a marzo de 2026 se publicaron el 14 de octubre.","fr":"Les résultats du terrain de février-mars 2026 ont été publiés le 14 octobre.","pt":"Os resultados do trabalho de campo de fevereiro a março de 2026 foram publicados em 14 de outubro.","tr":"Şubat-Mart 2026 saha araştırmasının bulguları 14 Ekim'de yayımlandı."},"id":"ofgem-consumer-market-survey-feb-mar-2026","items":[{"date":"2026-10-14","description":{"ar":"قال 40% من المشاركين إنهم يكافحون لمواكبة فواتير الطاقة، وقال 4% إنهم متأخرون في السداد.","de":"40 % der Befragten hatten Schwierigkeiten, ihre Energierechnungen zu begleichen; 4 % waren mit Zahlungen im Rückstand.","en":"40% of respondents said they struggled to keep up with energy bills and 4% were behind on payments.","es":"El 40 % de los encuestados tenía dificultades para pagar sus facturas de energía y el 4 % estaba atrasado.","fr":"40 % des répondants peinaient à payer leurs factures d’énergie et 4 % étaient en retard de paiement.","pt":"40% dos inquiridos tinham dificuldade em pagar as faturas de energia e 4% estavam em atraso.","tr":"Yanıt verenlerin yüzde 40'ı enerji faturalarını ödemekte zorlandığını, yüzde 4'ü geride kaldığını söyledi."},"label":{"ar":"فواتير الطاقة المنزلية وسلوك السوق","de":"Energieabrechnungen und Marktverhalten der Haushalte","en":"Household energy bills and market behaviour","es":"Facturas de energía y comportamiento en el mercado","fr":"Factures d’énergie et comportement sur le marché","pt":"Faturas de energia e comportamento no mercado","tr":"Hanelerin enerji faturaları ve piyasa davranışı"},"status":"occurred"}],"methodology":{"ar":"كلفت Ofgem شركة BMG بإجراء مقابلات عبر الإنترنت ووجهاً لوجه مع 4,460 بالغاً. والنسب إجابات استطلاع وليست بيانات استهلاك العدادات.","de":"Ofgem beauftragte BMG mit Online- und persönlichen Interviews mit 4.460 Erwachsenen. 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Yüzdeler anket yanıtlarıdır; tüketim sayaç verileri değildir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/research/consumer-impacts-market-conditions-survey-february-march-2026"],"title":{"ar":"استطلاع أوفجيم لمستهلكي الطاقة","de":"Ofgem-Umfrage unter Energiekunden","en":"Ofgem energy-consumer survey","es":"Encuesta de Ofgem a consumidores de energía","fr":"Enquête d’Ofgem auprès des consommateurs d’énergie","pt":"Inquérito da Ofgem a consumidores de energia","tr":"Ofgem enerji tüketicisi araştırması"},"type":"events","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T18:09:28Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-gb-energy-market-conditions-survey-feb-mar-2026/data/ofgem-consumer-market-survey-feb-mar-2026?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ofgem-gb-energy-market-conditions-survey-feb-mar-2026/data/ofgem-consumer-market-survey-feb-mar-2026?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"ofgem-consumer-market-survey-feb-mar-2026"}],"data_types":["events"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-da6e2284-e968-587e-a2ff-d97f36824217","event_period":"2026-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"ofgem-gb-energy-market-conditions-survey-feb-mar-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-15T18:13:44+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-15T18:13:44+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"ofgem-gb-energy-market-conditions-survey-feb-mar-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-15","name":"Ofgem","publishedAt":"2026-10-14","url":"https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/research/consumer-impacts-market-conditions-survey-february-march-2026"}],"summary":"In February–March fieldwork, 4% said they were behind on energy payments and 52% reported having switched supplier or tariff.","text":"In February–March fieldwork, 4% said they were behind on energy payments and 52% reported having switched supplier or tariff.\n\nBritain’s energy regulator Ofgem published findings on 14 October from consumer research conducted in February and March 2026. 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