A quarter of families cut back on heating

A quarter of families in the UK have cut back on their heating because they are worried about the bills. A further 45 per cent of low-income families can only afford to heat their homes partially, a survey by Save the Children has found. Help the Aged has similarly found that more than a third of older people say they will sometimes live in just one heated room of their home to save costs, while half of those surveyed said they would be forced to turn down their heating if they were unable to pay their bills.