Big Brother 2012 winner Luke Anderson is struggling to pay his bills for his Welsh bakery.
It was his dream to open a bakery and it became a reality when he opened one with his wife Jaime-Lee last year called Cravin’.
Like many people who own a business, he has seen his energy bills soar from around £400 to over £1,600.
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The dad-of-two shared his shock and dismay on social media saying: “When we first chose our energy provider we shopped around for the most reasonable price. We thought that it must have been a typo or error.
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“To say we were shocked is an understatement. The general consensus with local small business owners is that the government doesn’t care about us family run shops.
“Very soon the high street will be empty and soulless because people would rather spend money in Starbucks or Costa.”
He said he shares “concern” with a lot of people in the country over the cost of living crisis.
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“Not only are the energy prices surging, we are also contending with the cost of butter doubling, flour and egg prices are soaring too. We are determined to keep our prices fair for our customers.
“We have a tariff that is lower at [certain times] so I will have to resort to baking late into the evening instead of early mornings.”
(Image: Luke Anderson / SWNS)
He has said he will take precautions such as switching off plug sockets and only be having lights on when necessary.
He said that soon they might be living “by candlelight”.
Citizens Advice currently have help on their website for those who are struggling, including small businesses.
They state that the government, at present, are doing an Energy Bill Relief Scheme for those who own small businesses to help with energy bills.
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The scheme will run from this month (October) until March next year.
On the government website, they state that: “To calculate your discount, the estimated wholesale portion of the unit price you would be paying this winter will be compared to a baseline ‘government supported price’ which is lower than currently expected wholesale prices this winter.”
Luke was named the winner of the thirteenth series of Big Brother 10 years ago.
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