Julie said she has been to sleep in multiple layers to keep warm after her gas bills skyrocketed
A frustrated Nottingham woman forced has been to sleep in multiple layers to keep warm without heating after her gas bills skyrocketed. Julie Dexter, of Sherwood, explained her gas prices had always been "pretty average" at around £60 per month but for the combined months of November and December her gas bill was £652 in addition to an electricity bill of around £200.
Octopus Energy has said she used the same amount of energy this winter as the last two, but "the global energy crisis has seen prices skyrocketing which means her bills were higher this winter." She said: "I can't keep doing these bills. When we got to the end of January I had had a holiday booked so I was away for a week, I gave the meter reading on the 10th or 11th February, baring in mind the heating is on really really low to the point of almost being negligible.
"I don't even shower at home, I shower at the gym. I can't cook and I might have three or four hot drinks a day, I have no devices or electrical gadgets. I have no dryer, no dishwasher, these things that ordinarily people have, I'm having to sit in the dark wrapped up. "If you saw how I'm living, it's just ridiculous. The other day I sat in Victoria Centre and texted my brother that I'm officially old as I've been sat in the centre trying to try and get warm, I've been walking the streets and want to go home but it's just so so cold.
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