UK households who take action can reduce the impact of a £149 price hike, which will see a new cap from Ofgem take effect on Tuesday October 1.

Making a change to a cupboard in their homes can help save them a stack of cash amid the autumn and winter months, though.

The Ofgem price cap, taking bills to £1717, will hit on Tuesday October 1, with households urged to act beforehand.

The need to press the button has been highlighted as we head towards the new energy price cap, worth £1717, on Tuesday October 1.

Energy supply experts say there are six deals that will save you more than £100

Households are being urged to submit meter readings to their energy firm before 1 October, to avoid overpaying by a collective £186 million.

Mr Lewis spoke out on his weekly BBC The Martin Lewis Money Show podcast with Adrian Chiles, where he discussed the need to take a meter reading.

BBC Sounds podcast host Mr Lewis was on ITV Good Morning Britain today with Susanna Reid, where he had the warning.

10 million households risk overpaying on their energy bills by a collective £186 million as the cost of living crisis continues.

British Gas, OVO, Octopus and E On customers can save £161 by switching to Outfox the Market or E ON.

The energy price cap will increase from 1 October, with customers at the largest energy companies in the UK facing hikes.

The Money Saving Expert has discussed wholesale gas and energy prices ahead of the new October 1 price cap, which begins on Tuesday.

Ahead of an interview with Susanna Reid on ITV Good Morning Britain, Mr Lewis has spoken out over "how to beat" the new Ofgem price cap.

British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON and Octopus have schemes to help out customers as we head deeper into autumn and winter, and the new October 1 price cap.

Not regularly defrosting your freezer could be adding 20 per cent onto your energy bills if you're a British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON and Octopus customer in the UK.

Martin Lewis previously warned people over taking a meter reading ahead of the previous price cap, branding the days in the run-up 'meter reading week'.

The difference of just a week’s worth of energy at October rates compared with September is £18.81 per home.

From October until the end of January, the cap will increase by 10 per cent to £1,717, a hike of £140 or more for British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON, Octopus customers up and down the country.