More than half of older people 'going without food or clothing to pay for heating'

New research on fuel poverty has shown 51% of older people have had to go without food or clothing to pay for home heating.

New research on fuel poverty has shown 51% of older people have had to go without food or clothing to pay for home heating.

Of the 722 older people surveyed, almost a quarter (24%) described their dwelling as "too cold".

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