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MILLIONS of older people face a “winter from hell,” a leading charity warned as temperatures dropped below freezing across the country yesterday.
Age UK says research has revealed that more than 10 million older people have already cut back on heating in their homes for fear of soaring bills.
Energy prices in the UK last month became the highest in the world.
Caroline Abrahams, Age UK’s charity director, said: “We know that rising energy prices will put nearly a third of older households in fuel poverty this winter, meaning older people in approaching three million homes will be worrying about how to keep warm as temperatures plummet this week.
“And now some are telling us they simply don’t know how they will get through the difficult months to come. This really is shaping up to be a winter from hell.”
Age UK is asking the public to ensure elderly relatives, friends and neighbours are warm enough.
