Four in 10 'already struggling' with energy price hikes

Statistics for the year to March 2022 showed electricity had risen 22.4% while gas has risen 27.9%, adding hundreds of euro to standard bills. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Over half of people are either struggling to afford their everyday home energy needs or say they couldn’t withstand further price increases of any kind, a new survey has found.

Furthermore, the Taxback.com survey showed 80% of people plan to make changes to how much they spend on the likes of housing and transport along with their shopping basket as they cope with soaring energy bills.