'I've taken an extra job to pay for heating oil'
Summary
East Sussex residents who rely on heating oil say rising prices are making it hard to heat their homes. Sheila Williams has taken a winter waitress job to help pay an oil bill she says has doubled since early 2026.Key Facts
- Williams lives alone in a park home in Golden Cross and says she took the extra job to cover heating costs.
- The article says filling a 1,000-litre tank could cost more than £970.
- Nigel Wanstall, from Sheffield Park, says he cannot afford to refill his oil tank and is using an open fire and an electric blanket.
- Rye Oil director Jon Reardon says heating oil prices have doubled on average since the war in the Middle East began.
- Reardon says some customers are delaying orders, which has reduced the supplier’s sales.
- The government says it has pledged £53 million to support vulnerable households using heating oil and removed a 4% tariff on home heating oil.
- Energy minister Polly Billington said the government is working to regulate the heating oil sector and hold suppliers to account.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
