UK households can now save a collective £6 billion on their energy bills by adopting simple energy-saving measures in the home, according to the Energy Saving Trust.

The amount that can be saved has recently been revised from £5 billion to £6 billion and means that individual households could cut their annual fuel bills by an unprecedented £250 by sufficiently insulating their home and adopting other measures such as installing energy-saving light bulbs.

Philip Sellwood, chief executive of the Energy Saving Trust, said: "It's easy to take our day to day energy consumption for granted, but with the cost of running our homes on the increase, energy saving measures can help offset energy suppliers' price hikes as well as protect the environment."

"The simplest of measures can produce significant savings. Installing just one energy-saving light bulb, for example, can save up to £7 a year off your energy bill, while fitting a hot water jacket will save up to £15."

The Energy Saving Trust has compiled a table of some of the measures that can be implemented to show how and where money can be saved throughout the home:

Energy-saving figures above are based on a gas heated three-bedroom semi-detached house with gas central heating. Assumes gas costs 1.97p/kWh and electricity costs 7.9p/kWh. The UK saving is based on all households, with the potential for installing these measures, doing so.