Cathy Cameron, 71, has been left in tears and unable to sleep as OVO and SSE have bombarded her with letters demanding cash for seven months - despite them making a mistake.
A stressed Scots pensioner says she has been "hounded" for money after energy companies claimed her usage went up by more than 600 per cent.
She claims her only change in circumstances has been that she is now terrified to put the heating on or do frequent washings, so has been left confused by the extreme hike. One bill demanded £623.08 for just one month between November, 15 to December, 12 - compared to her previous bills of around £144.
"There is no way I have used more gas and electricity this year, nothing has changed except now I am actually scared to put the heating on. Last year I actually became very unwell because I came in from the rain and still left it off, so how can they say I am using more?" OVO Energy now supplies energy and related services to SSE Energy Services customers, so Cathy was moved over to dealing with them in December last year.
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