One in six European households are behind on energy bills as prices soar

Some 28% of respondents to the survey said they expect payment problems.

Around one in six European households are in arrears when it comes to paying utility bills, as spiralling energy costs and the Ukrainian invasion by Russia continues to profoundly affect the continent.

According to findings from the Dublin-based EU agency European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, or Eurofound, some 16% of people are behind with their bill payments.