On Wednesday British Gas raised gas bills by 35% with immediate effect. What impact will this have on you as an individual, family or business? What about the pensioners who have no savings and can only just about survive now? The Government do give pensioners a £200 winter allowance, however due to this increase in gas how long will the £200 last them? Not long!

Thousands of people in the UK are already feeling the pinch due most of the major companies increasing their utility bills. More and more people are living off credit cards in order to buy their basic provisions even though they are working full time.

Clothes here in the UK can now be bought for only a few pounds if you look around - however, someone, somewhere will be paid pittance for making them and no doubt will be working in terrible conditions.

Is this gas increase just the start or are more companies now going to follow suit and increase their bills even more just to see how much money they can actually make?

Let us know your thoughts.

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