Old people left 'stuck in bed' every day due to the cold says charity - but there is help out there
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA charity say they are dealing with cases of pensioners 'stuck in bed due to the cold' every day after the tragic case of a great-grandma from Greater Manchester who died after contracting hypothermia.
However, they say no one should risk their health due to worries over making ends meet and say there is financial help available.
Barbara Bolton, 87, was found “slumped” in her ‘freezing cold’ kitchen by a family member at her home in Bury on December 11 last year.
She was rushed to Fairfield Hospital with a body temperature of just 28 degrees. READ MORE: The DWP benefits including Universal Credit and PIP rising after the Easter weekend She died on January 11 this year with her cause of death recorded as recurrent pneumonia, due to hypothermia.
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