'Real risk' that lives could be lost due to cost of living crisis
There is a “real risk” that lives could be lost as a result of the cost of living crisis, Scottish Government energy secretary Michael Matheson has warned.
Speaking on BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show, Mr Matheson said that the UK Government’s response to the crisis has been “wholly inadequate”, pointing to the Scottish Government’s £41 million winter funding package.
He said: “I think there’s a real risk that lives will be lost this year as a result of the financial crisis.”
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Hide AdLast week, Ofgem announced a 54 per cent rise in the energy price cap, taking the price of an annual default tariff of £1,971 – up from £1,277.