Martin Lewis has donated £100,000 of his own cash to help people pay for their energy bills.
The Money Saving Expert founder admitted he was left “near tears” following an encounter with a single mum on his ITV show last week.
The consumer champion was “shaking” when he heard from a single mother who was struggling to pay her energy bills after her partner died from Covid-19.
The encounter affected Mr Lewis who took to social media to call for intervention.
He said: “I feel near tears after doing my show. I started doing what I do out of a passion for financial justice & providing solutions.
“To be unable to help a single mum who lost her partner in covid afford her energy bills leaves me feeling impotent.
I feel near tears after doing my show. I started doing what I do out of a passion for financial justice & providing solutions. To be unable to help a single mum who lost her partner in covid afford her energy bills leaves me feeling impotent. I'm shaking
— Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) January 6, 2022
Intervention is needed
Martin Lewis explains why he ‘had to do something’
On this week’s instalment of The Martin Lewis Money Show, co-host Angellica Bell highlighted that Mr Lewis had been in the news for his efforts to help people navigate the energy crisis.
She said: "You have been in the news this week Martin. You donated £100,000 to a charity called National Energy Action to increase support and set up a web chat for the most vulnerable."
Martin replied: "The truth is after last week's show I was quite upset because I like to have the tools to be able to help people and I didn't have any.
"And I went home, my wife was away working and my little girl was in bed and I felt quite lonely and I thought, I have to do something and I spent some time researching and I contacted the charity the next day and they have a helpline to help people with their energy bills and they're gonna need it in April because there are going to be millions more in fuel poverty.
"Hopefully doing a web chat will free up the helpline and enable them to help more."
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