💡 As Ofgem announces an increase in the energy price cap, Sky News has been speaking to people about steps they're taking to deal with the rising cost of living 👇
"I could work every hour of the day, but then I wouldn't see my son, so we have to make choices and savings where we can," she said."Brandon watches the news, so knows what's happening. By selling some of his old toys, it means he doesn't have to ask us for pocket money."She adds:"We're lucky in that we just have one child - I honestly don't know how larger families will manage. You just have to hope that things will improve.
"We've had nice weather and we don't need it, it's only the evening when it gets a bit chilly but it's when winter comes, I can't tell you how I am going to do it but I will have to. "If you don't sell, then you can't pay your rent. You can't buy anything extra, you have to pay rent to the council. And this is the only work I know how to do."Another trader, Alek John, believes his carpet business will lose even more customers soon."I worry very, very much that I'm going to lose the market spot because we can't afford our electricity bills," he told Sky News.
"People no longer want to pay full price - I still have to pay for the stock, but people say their bills are too high and want a discount. They use the washing machine"constantly" for bedding and clothes, use extra heating as Emily-May has problems regulating her temperature, and often batch cook, freeze and reheat separate meals for her as she has multiple allergies.Ms Fillingham, 50, is calling for disability benefits to be increased in line with rising inflation, and said the one-off £150 cost of living payment heading to millions of disabled people from next month will"not touch the sides".
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