With the ongoing cold weather, recent research conducted by British Gas and smart home expert Hive, indicates that a notable portion, specifically 27%, of households lack awareness regarding their winter heating expenses.
Additionally, almost half of the surveyed individuals, nearly 49%, have not established a budget for managing their heating costs.
Concerns about energy bills are prevalent among 30% of respondents, given the persisting cold and wet weather conditions.
A noteworthy 25% of individuals admit to not having financial control over their heating expenses.
The study also reveals that over one-third, almost 35%, of surveyed individuals manually control their home heating without the use of thermostats or smart heating technology.
This manual approach may potentially result in increased system usage and subsequently higher bills.
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