Mum uses neighbour's electricity after kids freezing for days

Caitlin Minshull and her two youngsters were removed by Scottish Power for 11 days
Caitlin Minshull's neighbor let her utilization power from her level with an expansion lead

A mum and her two freezing youngsters were left without gas or power for 11 days after an issue with Scottish Power.

Caitlin Minshull, from Prescot, was in her level with her two kids, matured five months and 19 months, when her power was cut off at 4pm on Tuesday, December 6, regardless of the meter being topped up. The 22-year-old's sister was in the shower when the blackout occurred, leaving the family befuddled.

Caitlin went straight onto the Scottish Power application to top up, which didn't work. She then, at that point, visited her corner shop to have a go at garnish up once more, and nothing changed once more.

The mum told The Reverberation: "It just cut off despite the fact that there was £10 still on the meter. I took a stab at fixing up on the application and at the shop, and when I got back it was 8pm in any case, so my neighbor let me stay over with the children.
"The following day I called and was waiting for quite a long time prior to traversing, then, at that point, they fastened me. My neighbor let me run an expansion lead from her home into mine so I could connect a light, radiator and a pot so I would do the child's containers.

"I reached out to my lodging choices group and they let me know it was down to the provider to check the meter out. They attempted to ring Scottish Power and were additionally waiting for something like three hours.
Caitlin lives in a level with her two children, ages five months and 19 months

"However, when the lodging choices supervisor began making sense of the circumstance she was hung up on."
Because of the level being so chilly, Caitlin has needed to envelop her child with a vest, child develop, and a snow suit and said her son is continually in his "enormous coat" inside.

The mum said: "I believe it's revolting, it's so difficult to get careful to them and we can in a real sense see the air when we relax. The infants are freezing and we can't keep the level warm.
Caitlin Minshull's multi month old child who is enveloped by a vest, child develop and a snow suit

"I simply need to make individuals mindful of how awful Scottish Power are."

A Scottish Power representative said: "We are sorry to learn about the issues Ms Minshull has encountered. We are researching and will reach her straightforwardly to talk about this."