and they leave itjust for drying, or they get it washed here and they take it home to dry. with qurat s energy bills going up by at least £30 a month, she doesn t think the government to help will cover the extra. it s not enough. £200, it won t make up to the months that we will be paying for. it s not going to help. so in this home, their lights are going off to keep the bills down. coletta smith, bbc news, in bradford. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more on the impact of the price hike and the political ramifications. i think ithinka i think a lot of people this morning waking up checking their online statements may have noticed this steep rise in energy bills which we have known was coming for some time but i think safe to say still a massive shock for many families up and down the country today. this is coupled with other price rises, as we know at the moment rising inflation means the cost of every day goods like food and some key services also going up. also some p
rise in energy bills, here s our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. there s more chances of us going into debt with the rises of the electricity and water bill, the council tax, everything is having a rise, plus the petrol. mum of three qurat ul ain is making small changes in the house to try and keep those energy bills under control. my washing, i normally do it throughout the week but now i m doing it over the weekend. so it s a big wash. i ve stopped using my hairdryer because it takes about 45 minutes to dry my hair. what the kids do is reach up to the heating, mummy, we re cold, mummy, we re cold, so where are they supposed to go? at westminster primary on the other side of town, they already give food parcels to some families. but now they ve started collecting blankets, dressing gowns and hot water bottles to give out as well. we are totally expecting that as the energy prices really bite that more of our families will be pushed into a poverty situation