- As much as £2.8million is owed by sufferers to heating companies in the UK
- Three in ten said that they have had to turn off the heating in the last three months
- According to Macmillan Cancer Support a third wore outdoor clothing inside
As much as £2.8 million is owed by sufferers, according to Macmillan Cancer Support
Thousands of cancer sufferers are caught up in a £3million energy bills nightmare after falling behind with their payments, claims a leading charity.
Around 27,000 cancer patients in the UK are behind with paying their fuel bills - with the debts of one in four exceeding £200.
As much as £2.8million is owed by sufferers to heating companies in the UK, according to new research by Macmillan Cancer Support.
A YouGov poll of cancer patients in the UK found over half (54 per cent) of those diagnosed within the last two years are worried about the cost of heating their homes this winter.
Three in ten said that they have had to turn off the heating in the last three months even when they needed it on to keep their fuel bills down.
Worryingly, one in three surveyed said that they had even put on outdoor clothes while inside their homes to try to keep warm.
This is all despite the fact that people going through cancer treatment feel the cold more and spend long periods of time at home, says the charity.
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