New data has found combined gas and electricity bills have risen to a record $4400 a year for the average family.

St Vincent de Paul found price hikes this year have added $810 on average to dual-fuel household bills.

Manager for Policy and Research at the St Vincent de Paul Society, Gavin Dufty, says the state government needs to intervene to help out those struggling with the rising bills.

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