More than a third of Britons cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level

[ARMalik]

More than a third of Britons cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level | YouGov

The cost of heating is spiralling in the UK, with bills forecast to rise by 50% this year without government intervention.

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More than a third of Britons cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level​

The cost of heating is spiralling in the UK, with bills forecast to rise by 50% this year without government intervention.

A new YouGov survey reveals that more than a third (37%) of Britons say that, when it is very cold outside, they cannot afford to heat their home to a level where they are comfortably warm.

This group is made up of 28% who say they can heat their home to a level where they’re warm, but not as warm as they would like to be, 7% who say they can only afford to stave off the worst of the cold and 2% who cannot afford to heat their home at all.

Half (49%) of people from very low-income households (with a combined income of less than £15,000 a year), say they cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable temperature when it is very cold outside. Of this, a third (32%) say they can heat their homes to a level where they’re warm, but not as warm as they would like, 11% who can stave off the worst of the cold and 6% who cannot afford to heat their homes at all.

The proportion of people who say they can’t afford to heat their homes comfortably falls as household income increases - however, a quarter (25%) of those living in households making more than £50,000 a year still say they can’t afford to heat their home to a temperature where they are comfortably warm.
The majority of Britons tend to avoid putting the heating on if they feel cold – but men are more likely to put it on than women
Just 16% of Britons say that putting the heating on, or turning it up, would be the first thing they would do if they felt cold in their home and were already warmly dressed.
More than half (54%) would get a blanket before they turned the heating up, while 49% would put another layer of warm clothes on and 46% would warm up with a hot drink.

A fifth (22%) would get a hot water bottle, and the same proportion would move around to try and warm up. Around one in six (17%) Britons would get back into bed if they were feeling cold at home and one in 12 (8%) would use a portable heater.
Men and women cope with the cold differently – men are twice as likely as women to turn the heating on straight away if they were warmly dressed at home and they felt cold, by 22% to 11%. Women are much more likely than men to say they would get a blanket (67% to 39%) or have a hot drink (54% to 37%).
In addition, while a third (32%) of women would get a hot water bottle before putting the heating on, this figure is just 12% for men.
What reasons do Britons have for not putting turning the heating up as their first solution for being cold?
For people who don’t put the heating on first if they feel cold, the majority are either actively trying to save money or can’t afford to keep their homes warm.
Half (51%) of those who said they would not put the heating on straight away if they were cold say that, while they could afford to, they would rather save the money. Another quarter (25%) say they can’t afford to heat their home as much as they would like.
Britons over 65 were twice as likely to say they can’t afford to heat their home as much as they’d like to than those aged 18 to 24, by 30% to 15%. Similarly, 50% of older Britons say they prefer to save money over putting the heating on, compared to 40% of younger ones.
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[Piotr]

More than a third of Britons cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level | YouGov

The cost of heating is spiralling in the UK, with bills forecast to rise by 50% this year without government intervention.

yougov.co.uk

More than a third of Britons cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level​

The cost of heating is spiralling in the UK, with bills forecast to rise by 50% this year without government intervention.

A new YouGov survey reveals that more than a third (37%) of Britons say that, when it is very cold outside, they cannot afford to heat their home to a level where they are comfortably warm.

This group is made up of 28% who say they can heat their home to a level where they’re warm, but not as warm as they would like to be, 7% who say they can only afford to stave off the worst of the cold and 2% who cannot afford to heat their home at all.

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Half (49%) of people from very low-income households (with a combined income of less than £15,000 a year), say they cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable temperature when it is very cold outside. Of this, a third (32%) say they can heat their homes to a level where they’re warm, but not as warm as they would like, 11% who can stave off the worst of the cold and 6% who cannot afford to heat their homes at all.
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The proportion of people who say they can’t afford to heat their homes comfortably falls as household income increases - however, a quarter (25%) of those living in households making more than £50,000 a year still say they can’t afford to heat their home to a temperature where they are comfortably warm.
The majority of Britons tend to avoid putting the heating on if they feel cold – but men are more likely to put it on than women
Just 16% of Britons say that putting the heating on, or turning it up, would be the first thing they would do if they felt cold in their home and were already warmly dressed.
More than half (54%) would get a blanket before they turned the heating up, while 49% would put another layer of warm clothes on and 46% would warm up with a hot drink.
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A fifth (22%) would get a hot water bottle, and the same proportion would move around to try and warm up. Around one in six (17%) Britons would get back into bed if they were feeling cold at home and one in 12 (8%) would use a portable heater.
Men and women cope with the cold differently – men are twice as likely as women to turn the heating on straight away if they were warmly dressed at home and they felt cold, by 22% to 11%. Women are much more likely than men to say they would get a blanket (67% to 39%) or have a hot drink (54% to 37%).
In addition, while a third (32%) of women would get a hot water bottle before putting the heating on, this figure is just 12% for men.
What reasons do Britons have for not putting turning the heating up as their first solution for being cold?
For people who don’t put the heating on first if they feel cold, the majority are either actively trying to save money or can’t afford to keep their homes warm.
Half (51%) of those who said they would not put the heating on straight away if they were cold say that, while they could afford to, they would rather save the money. Another quarter (25%) say they can’t afford to heat their home as much as they would like.
Britons over 65 were twice as likely to say they can’t afford to heat their home as much as they’d like to than those aged 18 to 24, by 30% to 15%. Similarly, 50% of older Britons say they prefer to save money over putting the heating on, compared to 40% of younger ones.
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Poor Anglos can't afford to heat their home ? So what ?

Windsors can afford to heat their palaces to a comfortable level.​

 

[Menace2Society]

Get a second job then.

 

[nang2]

What level is a comfortable level?

 

[313ghazi]

Get a second job then.

Easier said than done. Now with the gig economy there is a lot of opportunity to do extra hours, but it massively impacts family life. Single parents don't have the opportunity. The elderly especially are suffering.

Not to brag - i do well, but even i've noticed the increase in prices. You look at your bill and think "ouch". I'm paying £200 a month for gas and electric. My parents are paying a lot more, they're old.

 

[Turingsage]

I have a large house ( 5 bedrooms, 3 utility rooms and cellars ) even though there are only 2 of us.
My energy bill LAST YEAR was £6238 .
That bill is about to go up by 20% this year

 

[313ghazi]

I have a large house ( 5 bedrooms, 3 utility rooms and cellars ) even though there are only 2 of us.
My energy bill LAST YEAR was £6238 .
That bill is about to go up by 20% this year

Thats nuts, it'll be a lot more this year. Have you considered insulation or solar panels or something? That's a lot for energy - do you have it tropical warm?

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Pakistan should send aid to its brothers in the British isle.

 

[WinterFangs]

I have a large house ( 5 bedrooms, 3 utility rooms and cellars ) even though there are only 2 of us.
My energy bill LAST YEAR was £6238 .
That bill is about to go up by 20% this year

Inflation, go to Tesco, everything is increasing, milk prices were around £1.20, now it’s £1.90. From April everything is going up. Taxes, gas, electricity bills, food prices. Still waiting for all this hype brexit crap, clearly hasn’t done crap for the country. I still remember when I was young, a fredo chocolate bar was 5p, now it’s set to be around 70p, and I’m only 21 this wasn’t that long ago. conservatives have always been shit. Boris is even worse than thatcher. Labour are useless, there’s no decent party in the uk anymore, only option for me is lib democrats.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

What level is a comfortable level?

Boiler running 24/7, all radiators in all rooms giving heat, while gas fire is also switched on in the main living room.

This is the most advanced heating system available in Pakistan which most Pakistani men use.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Boiler running 24/7, all radiators in all rooms giving hear, while gas fire is also switched on in the main living room.

This is the most advanced heating system available in Pakistan which most Pakistani men use.

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Wrong. We use angeeti, which is basically a bucket with coals to warm room. It can also come in rectangle shape to cook kebabs and tikkas.

 

[Turingsage]

Thats nuts, it'll be a lot more this year. Have you considered insulation or solar panels or something? That's a lot for energy - do you have it tropical warm?

Its a old Victorian rambling property. spent about £100,000 on electrics copper piping central heating double glazing and some insulation. It has 23 windows.

BUT this is still a Victorian property . It is double skinned but not a insulating air layer between the two brick courses. Victorian houses and draughts go together. You can never fully get rid of them.
I keep the house at a constant 26C day and night as there is NOTHING I hate more than feeling cold.
I am getting old and feel the chill a lot more.
When I bought it 30 years ago I wanted a house with a lot of room. I grew up in Uganda with a lot of open spaces and a lot of rooms in a house. Stupidly never considered the heating costs.
Thinking about heat exchangers and Solar but organising all that just pisses me off.

 

[313ghazi]

Its a old Victorian rambling property. spent about £100,000 on electrics copper piping central heating double glazing and some insulation. It has 23 windows.

BUT this is still a Victorian property . It is double skinned but not a insulating air layer between the two brick courses. Victorian houses and draughts go together. You can never fully get rid of them.
I keep the house at a constant 26C day and night as there is NOTHING I hate more than feeling cold.
I am getting old and feel the chill a lot more.
When I bought it 30 years ago I wanted a house with a lot of room. I grew up in Uganda with a lot of open spaces and a lot of rooms in a house. Stupidly never considered the heating costs.
Thinking about heat exchangers and Solar but organising all that just pisses me off.

My parents house is Victorian - they feel your pain. At 23 windows you have to pay a premium to keep that warm. I bet its a beautiful house though.

I love old Victorian houses. You can see they were built with pride and the money of empire.

Do you have many of the original features? Milton tiles?

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Inflation going through the roof, energy prices are going orbital, yet these pr|cks are concerned about is Ukriane. Even today, when Yunus is battering British Isle, you switch to main stream media, after they report on the storm, next thing you hear, "Now switching to Ukraine".

 

[aziqbal]

Get a second job then.

Meanwhile the list of Polish and Russian and every other nations refugees are lining up to come to UK

none want to stay in Russia and China

I wonder why