Kym Marsh, who has experienced fuel poverty first hand, today urged people to call the Home Heat Helpline to get help on keeping warm this winter.

Keeping warm in the winter is an issue close to her heart. She revealed:

“As a single mum on benefit with two young kids I struggled to pay the bills. We lived in a damp ridden house in Wigan. I remember adding layers to the kids beds on really cold nights and quite often sat in the living room with my coat on and the lights off rather than spend the limited money I had on heating and lighting the house. Had the Home Heat Helpline been up and running I would have picked up the phone immediately!”