 when she was charged £996 for October, leaving her account £886.41 in the red - despite her monthly bill never usually being more than £45. She called Scottish Power and was eventually told over the phone the issue had been sorted. On Thursday, she logged into her account to see if it had been updated but, to Shannon's horror, she saw the amount she owed had increased even further to £2,496.75, CheshireLive reports Speaking to CheshireLive, Shannon said she would have been left 'bankrupt', adding that the whole saga came after her son had been in hospital. Due to her son being 'too young for nursery', and his dad being away with the Navy, she is a stay-at-home mum on Universal Credit and also works part-time at a chippy during weekends. Shannon McBarron, 18, from Crewe, lives with her 15-month-old son in a small council flat and received the shocking update on her Scottish Power account on Thursday ( DAILY RECORD) She said: "When seeing the bill on Sunday, I broke down in tears and called my mum who has had troubles herself with Scottish Power in similar circumstances regarding bills. "I barely slept that night, not only because of being paranoid over my sick son, but also worrying that I wouldn't be able to take care of him if I was left with no money to pay for his basic needs for the month. "I had never felt so panicked before. His father is in the navy and is the one to usually help me figure out the){kind=link}
Shannon McBarron, 18, from Crewe, lives with her 15-month-old son in a small council flat and received the shocking update on her Scottish Power account on Thursday morning
A mum was left in tears after receiving a £2,500 energy bill – being charged £996 for just one month.
Shannon McBarron, 18, from Crewe, lives with her 15-month-old son in a small council flat and received the shocking update on her Scottish Power account on Thursday morning.
The single mum had already made a complaint on Monday (November 7) when she was charged £996 for October, leaving her account £886.41 in the red – despite her monthly bill never usually being more than £45.
She called Scottish Power and was eventually told over the phone the issue had been sorted. On Thursday, she logged into her account to see if it had been updated but, to Shannon’s horror, she saw the amount she owed had increased even further to £2,496.75, CheshireLive reports