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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ciara Phelan

Cost of living crisis: Majority of Irish struggling to pay bills as 70% use hot water bottles to cut costs, new survey reveals

Nearly eight out of 10 Irish people are struggling to pay monthly household bills like gas and electricity, a shock Irish Mirror cost of living survey reveals.

And almost 70% are using hot water bottles to stay warm at night because they can’t afford to turn on their heating.

More than half of respondents in our nationwide survey are under pressure over monthly mortgage payments.

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