Children Will pay penalty
UK charities have issued a stark warning about how high energy prices will affect children’s development over the winter months.
A survey by youGov for the charity National Energy Action (NEA) and the Food Foundation found that 24 per cent of parents out of 4000 households are buying less food since the start of the year in order to afford essentials.
About 28 per cent have cut back on the quality of food and 13 per cent say they have have eaten cold meals to save money on energy bills.
NEA said the number of UK households in fuel poverty will have increased from 4.5million last October to 6.7million now.
Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “Even with the bill freeze in place, the cost of energy will still be at a record high. If people can’t afford to top up, they’re at real risk of the heating going off and the lights going out.”