I wonder how much of the articles written about the cost of energy is causing people to not turn heating on at all or suffer needlessly - as the article says sh

I wonder how much of the articles written about the cost of energy is causing people to not turn heating on at all or suffer needlessly - as the article says she's not turning the heating on because she can't afford to find out how much it will cost her. there's a need for clearer ways to display exactly how much energy your using (or will use) but that's not simple as everyone's standards and homes are completely different! As others have said cold is up for interpretation. Our house is between 17 - 20 degrees c. We have very poor insulation so there's no point in trying to heat it excessively. Both sides of the family complain about how cold it is when they visit (without jumpers or even socks on!) though they walk around their own homes with t-shirts and shorts on!