Josie and her husband Dave are "just an ordinary couple living in a completely ordinary mid-terraced three-bedroom house". Yet their energy bills, which were £98 per month in October last year, have just risen to more than £500.
Josie and Dave say they fear for others less fortunate than they are. Josie, who lives in Consett, County Durham, said she was shocked when she received her latest energy bill.
Soon, she was left in a panic when she saw her and Dave's monthly payments were increasing fivefold compared to just seven months ago. She said it had tipped her family from being financially secure to worrying about making ends meet, reports ChronicleLive.
