Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Some people say they are finding it hard to heat their homes after increases in heating oil costs fuelled by the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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it → publish → Iran
Residents in the South West told the BBC they have held off buying fuel for the winter in the hope prices could come down and feared some people might go without.
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people → tell → hope
It comes as the government announced new measures aimed at regulating the market and reviewing the minimum amounts some people have to buy.
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people → come → amounts
Heating fuel costs have risen by up to 82% since the start of the conflict, according to the Minster for Energy Consumers Polly Billington.
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costs → rise → Consumers
'Bite the bullet'
Billington told the BBC: "We need to make sure the market is working as fairly as possible."
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market → bite → BBC
She said it was "striking" how rural communities with "so many people off grid" were "some of the most exposed" to the price increases.
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communities → say → increases
Nicola Sharpe, from Dunsford, Devon, said this time last year she was paying about £340 for 500 litres, but the price was currently just over £600 for the same amount.
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price → say → amount
"I'm looking at ways to spread the cost when I have to bite the bullet and get it," she said.
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she → look → it
Earlier in October, the government promised better regulation of the sector.
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government → promise → sector
Ministers said they would tighten up rules, promote competition and give customers clearer compensation routes if things went wrong.
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things → say → routes
Minimum order levels, set for some customers, would also be reviewed.
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levels → set → customers
Sharpe said she was not hopeful the government measures would help.
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measures → say → ?
"I can't see how regulating it is going to bring costs down."
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regulating → see → costs
Pauline Trubody, from Porkellis, Cornwall, said she had already spent more on two deliveries of 500 litres this year compared to previous years.
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she → say → years
The 76-year-old said: "I probably won't put it [the heating] on as much as I would have.
"
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I → say → it
There is going to be a lot of people who can't afford it and folk who are going to go cold."
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who → be → it
Lee Fossey, from St Agnes, Cornwall, pays £30 a month into a savings scheme to spread the cost of heating oil throughout the year.
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Fossey → pay → year
She said: "I have done everything I reasonably can to budget and prepare for winter, yet despite this, the dramatic increase in prices means I can no longer afford to fill my tank."
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I → say → tank
She said she faced the prospect of having no heating this winter or using the money for an alternative heating source.
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she → say → source
Prices have soared since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Prices → soar → Iran
In March, the government announced a support package worth £53m for low-income families who use heating oil.
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who → announce → oil
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