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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

Inside the Greater Manchester care homes where energy bills soar by 900pc and staff are on the brink of despair

Care home bosses across Greater Manchester fear they will be crippled by soaring energy bills as some providers admit they won't be able to pay this winter.

After a gruelling few years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the region's care homes are now facing yet another hurdle - as the the cost of gas and electricity is set to reach record levels.

The energy price cap will increase to £3,549 for the average household in October, and could rise again to £4,200 by January, plunging millions of people into fuel poverty.

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