Or to use a newly-minted term: people in energy poverty. Heating costs have quadrupled in many places, and it's generally the rich that have the best isolated h

Or to use a newly-minted term: people in energy poverty. Heating costs have quadrupled in many places, and it's generally the rich that have the best isolated homes. So many people who used to be self-sufficient with their income are now having to choose between food and warmth. Officially, they are not allowed to use the food bank because the means testing does not take into account the size of their energy bill, but in practice they may have no other option.