A retired couple moved viewers last week when they told Sky News they feared they 'wouldn't survive another winter'. They had been without hot water or heating for months after their boiler broke and they could not afford to fix it.
And, when it aired as part of Sky News' special coverage of the cost of living crisis from Wigan, it clearly affected viewers too.Within a few hours of the report going live, we were inundated with offers of help for Godfrey and Jeanette.There were offers of fundraising, support and - the best news for them - a new, free, boiler.The first thing we notice: their home is warm.
Over the winter, the couple heated just one room with an electric fan heater that was ineffective and expensive to run.
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