More than a third of Brits unable to heat homes to ‘comfortable warmth’

Threat potential hikes are posing to people’s financial, physical and mental stability “should be a source of shame” for government, one charity told Emily Atkinson

Ovo Energy is set to make more than 1,000 of its staff redundant (Steve Parsons/PA) (PA Wire)

More than a third of Britons are unable to afford to heat their homes enough to be comfortably warm, a new survey suggests.

It comes as energy bills are forecast to shoot up by 50 per cent within months should the government fail to intervene.

A number of charities have warned that, without additional support, millions of low-income households are at risk of being forced to ration or turn off their heating to avoid falling into serious debt.