Disabled pensioner in tears as cost of living crisis burden exposed ‘Can’t pay heating!’

Disabled pensioner in tears as cost of living crisis burden

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The man broke down as he explained how the soaring cost of living had left him badly struggling. Dean from Abingdon called up LBC’s Nick Ferrari in tears as he talked to the radio presenter about his rising heating bills.

Dean told LBC: “I was paying £109 and now I’m paying £249, and I can’t afford it.

“The only thing for me to do is turn off all my heating.”

Mr Ferrari advised the distraught caller not to switch off his heating otherwise he would “freeze”.

“I’m going to go into debt, and then I’m going under because I won’t have the money to pay the debt,” replied the pensioner.

Dean explained the problem was not only his heating bills but also his TV licence. 

He said: “I don’t have a television anymore because I can’t afford the licence, so I had to get rid of my television so all I have is my radio and LBC.

“I’m so upset about what’s going on now, all the years I’ve lived, and I’m disabled as well.

“I just don’t know what to do anymore.”

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It has been reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering making direct payments of up to £500 to struggling families as the cost of energy bills are set to soar.

But Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that billpayers will have to wait until the Spring Statement in March to find out what extra support might be available.

“Lots and lots of things have been discussed, and I’m sure that’s one of the things that we’ve been talking about,” he said.

“My officials in the department speak to Treasury officials, and ministers speak to each other all the time.”

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But he added: “I think we’ve got to wait and see what the actual announcement is.”

A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “I understand there will be a lot of speculation on proposals due to the pressures people are facing on their household bills.

“Work is ongoing across Government to look at what we can do mitigating the impact of substantially higher bills. I’m obviously not going to pre-empt that work but it remains the case that we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable in society.”

He added: “We will always look to try and support those who are the most vulnerable in society. That’s why we continued the energy price cap, for example, that’s why we changed the Universal Credit taper, and we increased the living wage to ensure that we can support the most vulnerable in society.”

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