MILLIONS LIVING IN FEAR

62% of Scots worried about prices...while a third are anxious over bills

-  JACKIE GRANT

MILLIONS of people are worried about the cost of living this winter, analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland has found.

The charity said data from a YouGov survey found 62 per cent of adults north of the Border are worried about overall price rises and how it will affect them in the coming months.

This works out as an estimated 2.8million people in Scotland, which has a population of about 5.5million.

A total of 38 per cent an estimated of Scots 1.7million said they feel anxious or worried about their energy bills, with the same amount of people sharing concerns about heating their homes.