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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Emma Munbodh

Disabled gran lives by candlelight and eats just one meal a day due to soaring bills

A disabled grandmother has been forced to give up daytime electricity and food due to soaring bills, and can now only afford one nutritious meal a day.

Rita, a full-time carer who lives in Kent, uses candles to light her home because her bills have spiked by hundreds of pounds due to the cost of living crisis.

The 58-year-old has not turned on the heating since Christmas and keeps warm by wearing several jumpers and using a hot water bottle.

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