Worrying about heathing the house all day everyday with newborn

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It's freezing in my house, it actually feels warmer outside. Last year was so horrible,cold and hard we like most ppl i had to layer up and we basically lived upstairs which was managable.

Is truth I'm skint, single parent expecting new baby in 2 weeks, just gone on mat leave so will get basic smp and uc, it will take a few months for that to level out. My gas and elec direct debit was 220 pm last year and i got into 400 debt because decemeber and jan was 300+ i refused to be cold over xmas. Debts paid and they have reduced it to 190 which is fine but im sitting her in a cold house layers up with me 7yr old thinking how on earth im going to keep the house warm constantly with a newborn baby.

I will obviously make sure he has the appropriate clothes on for the temp of the house but there's no way i can afford the heating on all day and night.

Anybody in the same position that has any advice?

We won't be getting £400 either.... so that's £60 a month extra on bills which probably won't negate this "saving".

Is it a owned house? You might get the discount for the warm house scheme as you are on UC unless it is a really recent claim. Make sure you put long sleeve vest, baby grows and cardigan on the baby.

Oil filled radiator moved into one room. Keep door closed. Turned on to 1 kW setting will cost very little to run through the day comparative to central heating system turned on and heating rooms you aren't using. Baby in sling, getting out for a walk, perusing shops, libraries etc to stay out of the house for a few hours a day as others have already suggested. Hope it all goes smoothly!