something comes up or a direct debit comes off that i have forgotten about. and then that s all the money gone. over half of households here are set to fall into fuel poverty next month, according to one charity, spending more than 10% of their income on energy. bad weather, poorly insulated homes, and a need to use oil for heating, whose price isn t capped but has soared, all contribute to the problem. delivery costs to the island are increasing. all that adds up to the product here being dearer here. shop owner gordon mclennan says the rising price of getting food and fuel lewis adds to the islanders costs. we add vat to the product. you ve effectively got the area with the highest fuel poverty in the country paying the highest rate of vat on their products. it s not fair. the government in westminster say they are spending billions