'I am frightened of dying from cold this winter'
Greta Gurklyte, its information and public engagement officer, said the organisation got calls daily from members who were choosing to either "breathe or eat".
According to Ms Gurklyte, people are anxious and are telling staff they are afraid they will not survive this winter. Between January and April 2021, which was the coldest period of the year, Ms Mathew's bill was £120. Now her energy company has advised her that this will jump to £360. "I will be one of the ones that will go into fuel poverty but without the heat I will become a statistic and I am scared about that," she said.That means her mobile phone requires charging too.Charities including Disability Action and the MS Society have called for an urgent increase in financial support to help people with disabilities this winter"I have people ringing me on the helpline and they are worried.
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