Households that switched off heating create conditions that could be unhealthy or even fatal, says charity
One in four UK households living in social housing was forced to go without heating at points last winter to avoid the cost of record high energy bills, according to new figures.
The number of households living in temperatures below 18 degrees celsius for periods last winter climbed by about 240,000 compared to the winter before, raising concerns among fuel poverty charities that rocketing energy bills are a risk to people’s health.
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