A single mum said she has lost two stone because she only eats once a day, and that she has to use candles to light her house.
Kelly Thomson, 43, said she's been struggling to get by on just £40 a week since getting long covid in December 2020, when she was signed off from her job as a cleaner. And, although Universal Credit covers her £1,300 monthly rental and a few other costs, Kelly says she has around £160 a month left to live on.
She said she used to spend £12 a week on electricity but, after recent energy cost rises, she uses that much in four days. Kelly said she now she can't bear to look at her gas meter - and dreads the bill coming in because she won't be able to pay it.
