A mum with an allergy to the cold says energy price hikes mean her heating bills are set to be the same as her entire mortgage. Robyn Harrison, 35, was diagnosed five years ago and breaks out in hives whenever she gets cold.
The mum-of-one from South Shore, Blackpool, struggles to do basic things such as go swimming, go for a run or even hold a cold can of pop. She needs the heating on whenever the temperatures drop below 23 degrees.
Currently, she and her partner Andrew Temple, 37, are on a fixed-rate energy tariff of £250 per month - £80 increase - but that expires in March. They've been told their new tariff will be double the cost - which means their monthly bills to cover the costs of Robyn's condition will match their £500 mortgage payments.
