The good intentions to ditch the central heating this year made in the summer have been largely thrown out of the window as we try to stay warm in what feels like a very cold run-up to Christmas.
Although the met office says that the temperatures are not unusual for this time of year, they are below average and coming after a very mild autumn, many families are finding that they are using their heating more than they want or intended to do as they try to warm up their homes.
Because of the cost of living crisis, heating costs are a hotter topic than usual this year, with the average household paying £2,500 for energy compared to last winter's price cap of £1,277. Most households in the UK are getting £400 towards their energy bill, with vulnerable groups getting additional cost of living payments, but that's done little to stop the new national obsession with heating costs as we go into the coldest three months of the year.
