Nearly a quarter (24%) of older people believe they will be forced to choose between heating their home and the food they buy as a result of rising energy bills and the ongoing cost of living crisis.
A recent survey among over-65s conducted on behalf of Age UK found that more than half (54%) of those who took part 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 fuel bills.
The squeeze on households tightened in March as rapidly rising food and fuel prices sent inflation to another 30-year high of 7%, even before energy bills spiked.
