‘How can I possibly afford it?’: people in UK on their energy bill difficulties

About 710,000 UK households are going without adequate clothing, food and heat because they cannot afford them, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

More than 3 million low-income households in the UK cannot afford to heat their homes, according to a charity’s analysis, as the country faces a cold snap and temperatures are expected to plunge to as low as -10C (14F) at night in some areas.

Three people who have been unable to heat their homes, or have greatly reduced their energy use, share how they have been affected.