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1 in 7 skipping meals and going without food – TUC mega poll reveals

  • New MRP poll reveals that in some parts of the UK nearly 1 in 4 people are going hungry
  • More than half of Britons cutting back on heating, hot water and electricity
  • Stark findings published as government scales back energy support and decides on whether to uprate benefits in line with inflation
  • Government must focus on getting pay rising, says TUC
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ONE IN FIVE HOUSEHOLDS TO CUT THEIR ENERGY USE TO COPE WITH BILLS THIS WINTER

  • Despite Government help, one in five households (20%) – over five million homes – will only cope with rising bills this winter by cutting their energy use[1]
  • Nearly nine in ten (86%) have already made changes around the home to prepare for winter, with a quarter (26%) installing insulation [2]
  • Two in five (43%) will turn down their thermostat [2] , with a third (32
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ENERGY DEBT DOUBLES IN A YEAR TO £1 BILLION WITH A QUARTER OF CONSUMERS IN DEBT TO THEIR SUPPLIER

  • The amount of money households owe to their energy suppliers has doubled in a year to reach £1 billion — with a quarter (23%) of consumers now in energy debt[1]
  • Six million households owe £188 to their energy providers on average — leaving them without a war chest to battle rising bills [1]
  • Almost 11 million households have £1.4 billion in credit balances, with
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