Nearly a quarter (24%) 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 in April.
A new survey among over-65s for Age UK found that more than half (54%) of those surveyed said they would have to heat their home less and just over two-fifths (43%) said they would have to cut back on food shopping, go into debt or simply will not be able to afford to pay their bill.
Inflation jumped to a near 30-year high of 5.4% in December and the energy price cap is due to rise in the spring, possibly increasing bills by 50%, according to the latest predictions.
