The survey for the charity Age UK also warns that one in three pensioners now fear they cannot afford to heat their homes
A pensioner will die from cold every seven minutes in Britain this winter, a damning report warns today.
Soaring fuel bills and poorly insulated homes are blamed by Age UK for the tens of thousands of older people who die due to cold weather each winter.
A new survey for the charity published on Tuesday reveals one in three pensioners now fear they cannot afford to heat their homes.
In total more than five million people aged over 65 say the soaring cost of fuel is one of their biggest worries over the winter months.
Labour’s shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint raged: “Britain is facing an energy bill crisis. Millions of people - especially older people - are struggling to heat their homes.”
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Soaring fuel bills and poorly insulated homes are blamed by Age UK for the tens of thousands of older people who die due to cold weather each winter.
A new survey for the charity published on Tuesday reveals one in three pensioners now fear they cannot afford to heat their homes.
In total more than five million people aged over 65 say the soaring cost of fuel is one of their biggest worries over the winter months.
Labour’s shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint raged: “Britain is facing an energy bill crisis. Millions of people - especially older people - are struggling to heat their homes.”
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