Older people in Stirling and Clackmannanshire are buying less food so they can save money to heat their homes as energy costs spiral, a charity has found.
Details shared with Food Train, which makes shopping deliveries to over-65s across the regions, have heightened fears that increasing numbers will become malnourished as they try to manage gas and electricity bills amid rapidly rising prices.
One Stirling resident said: “I might have to reduce my shopping. I don’t know how to save money on energy because I need to keep warm. When the temperature drops, I suffer pains.”
