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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Olimpia Zagnat & Ryan Merrifield

British Gas customer, 78, 'barely surviving' after direct debit hike 'out of the blue'

A desperate pensioner says she is "left with nothing" after paying her bills due to the cost of living crisis.

Joyce Cooke was charged £214.09 for electricity by British Gas last month and admits she is "just surviving".

The 78-year-old spends much of her day at a friend's home for the company and when back at her one-bedroom flat in Clifton, Nottinghamshire, has her TV and a light on for half an hour before bed.

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