Cost of living: People fear 'awful winter' as bills continue to rise

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Cost of living: People fear 'awful winter' as bills continue to rise
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Sky News viewers share their stories, with one saying that after bills, he and his partner are left with '£3 for three weeks to live on'.

Sky News viewers share their stories, with one saying that after bills, he and his partner are left with"£3 for three weeks to live on".If people are struggling to pay their bills now - during a hot summer - how much worse will it be in the winter when homes need to be heated?

Keith Ashworth, 66, from Nottingham, is fuelling his years old Land Rover with vegetable oil because diesel is so expensive. Tracey Blanc, from Clitheroe, emailed about how her energy costs had risen ten-fold in a month. She sent a copy of her bill showing £58 was taken by direct debit on 1 July, while on 1 August it was £611.

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