Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of older people believe they will be forced to choose between heating their home and the food they buy if their energy bills increase substantially.
More than half (54 per cent) of those surveyed said they would have to heat their home less, a survey for Age UK found.
And just over two-fifths (43 per cent) said they would have to cut back, go into debt or simply will not be able to afford to pay their bill, according to the research among over-65s.
