Essex mum "can't afford to heat the house" with prices set to rise even more
Sarah is considering working two jobs to pay for bills
The impact of rising energy costs is being felt across the UK, with 53% of billpayers feeling anxious about being able to afford their energy bills this winter.
That's according to new research by Smart Energy GB, which comes following inflation rates reaching a 30 year high.
Sarah, from Chelmsford, is a mum-of-two who is struggling to deal with rising energy bills.
"It's been cold , and obviously with two children at home I don't want them to be cold, so the heating is on a lot. The last few weeks it's shot up so much to the point where we go to bed just so I'm saving money. The telly won't be on, the lights won't be on, we're all upstairs and the heating's turned off."
She's thinking about getting a second job to support her family amidst price hikes: "I wish the government wouldn't put all these prices up another 50%. We're already struggling - how are we meant to do it? Working families are hard work. To have to get a second job on top of a full time job, to have to consider doing that because I can't afford to live on what I'm earning anyway - that's hard."
Sarah wishes the government would do more to help: "I think they should try and live in our shoes for a couple of weeks and and see what it's like before they start raising all the costs of everything....
"We can't afford to heat the house let alone have a party...
"It's going up by 50% in April so it's not going to get any better. Everyone's going to struggle and it's going to be hard."
Ofgem's expected to confirm today that suppliers can charge 50% more for gas and electricity from April because of soaring wholesale costs.
That'll be around £600 more for the average household a year.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce support to ease the pressure on millions of households facing soaring energy bills.
According to the Times, Mr Sunak will commit to giving households in council tax bands A to C rebates funded by Government grants under targeted measures for poorer households.
The Treasury did not rule out the move nor did it deny that the Chancellor could announce state-backed loans to give all homes a discount on their energy bills of £200.
Boris Johnson is under vast pressure to ease the cost-of-living crisis, with his leadership under threat over No 10 parties, but the new support is unlikely to be enough to prevent energy bills rising significantly for most people.