Lewis said he feared more about people’s finances than he did when he launched his popular website in 2003. He has traditionally given advice on which bank accounts or phone providers might be cost-effective and was a regular reference point for people looking to change. energy provider and save money. However, after the recent increase in the price ceiling for household energy bills to £ 1,971, he took the step of publishing a Heat the Human guide for people on how to keep themselves and their homes warm as they face a choice between heating and food placement. on the table. Includes steps such as placing hot water bottles in sleeping bags. “This is one of the richest countries in the world. “He’s pretty desperate, isn’t he?” he said. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, he said: “We have to keep people fed. We have to keep them warm. If we do it wrong right now, then we get to the point of starting to risk civil unrest. When the feeders can not deliver, anger is born and civil unrest – and I do not think we are too far away. “I get all these messages from people tearing their hair. “They do not know how to put things together.” He echoed the Guardian in an interview in March, when he said inflation and rising household costs could plunge more people into absolute poverty. Currently, people will be able to receive a 200 200 discount on their energy bills in October, which will be payable. City taxpayers living in homes in zones A to D will be entitled to a 150 150 tax deduction in April. A further rise in the energy ceiling is expected in October. Inflation is expected to reach 8.4% this year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Lewis said he believes real inflation could even reach 12%. If the PwC forecast is confirmed, it would mean a total drop of 2% in household incomes. This would be the biggest pay cut since the 1970s and the biggest drop in living standards since records began. Lewis added: “For the people at the bottom, there is nothing to reduce. “It is no exaggeration to say that there are people who need to prevent frostbite or hunger.” The PwC report, released in early April, said British households were going to be £ 900 τερα worse off this year in a “historic drop” in living standards. People with lower incomes are facing a drop in their finances by 1.3 1,300, which could be further exacerbated if the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.