Overview
- CRU data show 319,459 domestic customers in arrears in December, up almost 20% year on year and more than 50,000 higher than December 2024.
- Arrears rose sharply from over 303,000 in November to almost 320,000 in December, a month‑on‑month increase of over 5%.
- A total of 26% of domestic gas customers were in arrears in December, compared with 14% of electricity customers unable to pay part or all of their bill.
- The average amount owed by electricity customers increased by 10% year on year, while average gas debt fell by 1%.
- The figures represent the latest official snapshot of household energy affordability pressures in Ireland published by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.