LONDON, Nov 18 — British pensioner Doreen Thompson wears extra layers of clothes in her two-bedroom apartment outside London to avoid turning the heat on since her utility bills have jumped.
As the weather turns cold, “I can’t have the heating on all day because I just cannot afford to,” Thompson told AFP.Global inflation has shot higher largely on surging energy prices, eating into household budgets in Britain and abroad, particularly for those on low incomes. “I’m worried about this winter because I’ve got a feeling that it might be quite nasty,” said Thompson, whose rent accounts for almost half her monthly pension totalling £1,200 .
UK authorities in October raised the so-called energy cap, which limits the standard variable tariffs offered by domestic energy providers, and this is set to climb further in April.
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