Independent: Nearly 1 in 4 Brits won’t turn on heat in winter because of prices
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Almost one in four people in the UK do not plan to turn on the heat this winter due to record energy price increases, reported The Independent newspaper, citing a study by the consulting company Savanta ComRes. The survey was conducted between 29 and 30 July prior to the announcement by UK energy regulator Ofgem of an increase in the energy bill price cap on Friday 26 August.
On Friday, August 26, Ofgem announced an 80% increase in consumer bills for electricity and gas. The average household’s annual bill will rise from £1,971 to £3,549, according to the organisation.
Sociologists polled more than 2,000 British adults how they would react to rising energy prices in the winter. 23% answered that they would not turn on heating at all, among families with children under 18 this figure rose to 27%. 7 in 10 people (69%) said they would turn on the heat less frequently, and one in 10 (11%) said they would take out a loan to pay their energy bills, with the latter rising again among those with children under 18.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia. The disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. The Liberal Democrats who commissioned the poll warned that families are being forced to make “heartbreaking decisions” as the country is “on the brink of the worst cost-of-living crisis in a century.”
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