<p>Average gas and electricity bill estimations by pre-payment meter for 2012 in each public electricity supply (PES) region are shown in the following table:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">£<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Region<br /></td><td valign="top">Gas<br /></td><td valign="top">Electricity<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">EastMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">830<br /></td><td valign="top">490<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Eastern<br /></td><td valign="top">827<br /></td><td valign="top">488<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">London<br /></td><td valign="top">835<br /></td><td valign="top">490<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Merseysideand NorthWales<br /></td><td valign="top">827<br /></td><td valign="top">516<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">NorthEast<br /></td><td valign="top">818<br /></td><td valign="top">491<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">NorthWest<br /></td><td valign="top">827<br /></td><td valign="top">502<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">NorthernScotland<br /></td><td valign="top">819<br /></td><td valign="top">517<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SouthEast<br /></td><td valign="top">828<br /></td><td valign="top">486<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SouthWales<br /></td><td valign="top">831<br /></td><td valign="top">526<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SouthWest<br /></td><td valign="top">827<br /></td><td valign="top">517<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Southern<br /></td><td valign="top">833<br /></td><td valign="top">494<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SouthernScotland<br /></td><td valign="top">819<br /></td><td valign="top">495<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">WestMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">834<br /></td><td valign="top">496<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Yorkshire<br /></td><td valign="top">828<br /></td><td valign="top">489<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>These data are taken from Tables 2.2.3 and 2.3.3 of DECC's publication Quarterly Energy Prices (QEP), assuming an annual consumption of 3,300 kWh for electricity and 18,000 kWh for gas. Provisional annual bill estimates for 2013 will be published in December's edition of QEP on 19 December 2013.</p><p>DECC does not hold data on energy prices or bills for households paying in arrears. Data on the level of energy debt in households is made available by Ofgem through their 2012 annual report on Domestic supplier's Social Obligations:</p><p>https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/84390/domesticsupplierssocialobligations2012annualreport.pdf</p>