When energy prices rise Natasha and Gary Waterhouse notice.
In the last four years their lives have been turned upside down.
Shortly after they were married Natasha had to have a tumour removed from her spinal column which damaged nerves and left her mobility compromised.
Natasha and Gary Waterhouse say they are already struggling to pay their energy bill
She had to stop working and, after trying to juggle employment and looking after his wife, Gary did too.
After 25 years in the civil service he left to become her full-time carer, sharing their house in Lincolnshire with three children, two of whom are still in education.
In place of joint salaries in excess of £50,000 they now rely on his carer’s allowance of £67-a-week and Universal Credit.
So when energy bills went up last year they felt it.
Natasha needs the house to be warm to prevent pain in her limbs, so their bills are high, but in the autumn they got higher, and worse is to come when the energy price cap increases, perhaps by as…
