'I got a free electric blanket worth £90 from my energy supplier, how you can get one too'
GRANNY-OF-THREE Joyce Burke had no idea she was eligible for a free electric blanket from her energy supplier.
And if it weren't for her daughter's advice telling her to check, the 75-year-old pensioner would never have realised.Joyce Burke, 75 from Cramlington, Northumberland with her dog Coco got a free electric blanket worth £90 from her energy supplierIt took Joyce from Cramlington, Northumbria less than five minutes to apply for the freebie and the package hit her doorstep within a matter of days.
Joyce said: "I can just about manage to pay my energy bills with my weekly pension and pension credit top-up but the blanket is brilliant as I don't need to flick on the heating as much."of keeping warm instead of relying on central heating and they cost just 3p per hour on average to run.Joyce who lives on her own pays around £100 a month on her gas and electricity - even though she's £200 in credit and on a cheap fix.
Her fixed tariff is due to end in March and Joyce is well aware that her bills will shoot up even further when she's moved onto the standard variable tariff. She said: "Michelle, my daughter, said it's probably worth checking to see if I'm eligible for one of my supplier's free blankets - especially as my bills will rise significantly in March.
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