‘Grinding poverty’ leaving hundreds too poor to wash – Christian Today September 19, 2014 by Fulcrum New research released today has shown that some of the UK's poorest families can no longer afford to heat water to wash themselves. Debt charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has released statistics showing that of over 1,000 clients asked, 8 per cent percent had struggled to pay for hot water due to debt. Carey Lodge. Christian Today. 15 September 2014 FulcrumShareTweetShare