The health of almost one million children is being put at risk because their families are living in “energy debt”, the Children’s Society has warned.
Its report – Show Some Warmth – finds that four in 10 children in these families say they have trouble sleeping because their bedroom is too cold, while more than half of the parents are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression.
The survey involved 2,500 families, of which 269 had faced energy debts from one of the so-called “big six” energy firms. The children interviewed for the report were aged 10 to 17.
Overall, its findings show that this winter, as many as two million families – with 3.8 million children – are struggling to pay their energy bills.
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