Age UK is calling for the Government to step in to help millions of UK pensioners who, they say, are having to make the choice between buying food or heating their homes.
The charity, which campaigns on behalf of older people, says more than seven million older people across Britain are worried about heating their homes this winter, amid soaring energy bill costs.
And nearly half of people aged 60 or over are concerned about the cost of keeping warm, with some having to choose whether to 'eat or heat', according to the charity.