A mother has described how her children are sharing baths and towels in order to attempt to save money as energy bills increase. Channel 4 ’s documentary series Dispatches broadcast an episode, ‘Why are your energy bills so high?’ on Monday night.
The show investigated the collapse of the energy market as well as investigating the regulator, Ofgem. But throughout the documentary, we also heard from people, both named and anonymous, who have been badly affected by the situation.
Presenter Morland Sanders met Carla Hood and her two daughters, Ella-Rose and Dakota. Carla said she and her husband were already spending around £1,500 a year on energy bills and, despite both of them working, this was said to be “a major struggle.” You can get more cost of living news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
