A woman who cannot afford to heat her home due to the cost of living crisis wrote a heartbreaking letter to her MP saying she wishes she was dead.
Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, was contacted by a resident in her constituency who described the financial hardship she is experiencing at the moment.
The constituent, who has worked all her life, said she feels "depressed" and is forced to wear coats and hats in her house because turning the heating on is too expensive.
Sharing heartbreaking details of her constituent's letter in the House of Commons, the MP demanded more support for those struggling, reports Birmingham Live.
Ms Morgan said: "I'm seeing an increase in emails of increasingly desperate constituents including one this week who contacted me to say that she was wearing coats and hats in her house despite having worked all her life.
"Her email concluded, ‘I wish I was dead, I am so depressed’."
Addressing Dehenna Davison, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Ms Morgan said: "I'd like to ask the minister if she'll acknowledge the extent of the problem affecting rural parts of Britain and consider working with her colleagues across Government to address the factors that are making the cost of living crisis so much worse for people in rural Britain?"
Ms Davidson responded: "Sadly, I think all of us have seen examples like this, but particularly acute in rural communities which my own constituency is one of too.
"There's a lot of work going on across Government to try and mitigate the cost of living pressures including cost of living payments, additional help with energy bills but certainly I'm willing to work with anyone across the House who can help us with that mission."
More than three million low-income households cannot afford to heat their homes, according to research published last month.
Some 710,000 households cannot pay for warm clothing, heating and food, according to analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
A fifth of all low-income households - 2.5 million - are going without food and heating.
Yesterday, we reported that egg prices have rocketed by 85% as fears mount over potential milk shortages.
Some eggs cost almost twice as much as they did a year ago. And it was warned milk may vanish from the shelves if prices paid to farmers fall further.
The Grocer magazine said a third of eggs in the biggest nine supermarkets leapt in price in the past month.
The largest hike was a six-pack of free-range eggs at Asda, up 18% to £1.95, making it 30% dearer than at the start of 2022.
The British Egg Industry Council said: "Demand for eggs is strong during Christmas, which has put added pressure on the supply chain when availability is already tight."
