Cost Of Living Crisis A ‘Life Or Death' Situation For Pensioners

The cost of living crisis could kill pensioners who cannot afford their energy bills, says campaigners.

- Millie Cooke

Age UK said nearly 1.1 million older households face trouble paying for power amid soaring prices.

Dennis Reed, director of OAP pressure group Silver Voices said many were in a “life or death” situation.

He added: “The winter is going to hit people very hard. People can’t afford heating, eating and their TV licence – which they’ve now got to pay – and so they choose between them.

“They’ve now got to juggle them depending on whether they’re hungry or whether they’re cold.

“Some of our members during cold weather don’t put their heating on during the day, so they wrap up in loads of jumpers.

“Sometimes they have a sleeping bag or a duvet wrapped around them downstairs to keep warm.