Fuel poverty in Britain has not peaked – and online disinformation is making it worse

It's no April Fool, energy prices are going up today, while the number of people struggling to survive is on the rise.

The price of keeping a home warm will rise once again Pic: The Lead

When public health expert Dr Alexis Paton started investigating the link between fuel poverty and health, she knew she would hear heart-breaking stories of bare-survival on the lowest incomes. What she didn’t expect was to witness living conditions that were positively Victorian.

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