Older people struggling with high energy costs and food bills, survey finds

Delivering Alone's pre-budget submission at  Government Buildings were Maura Pettifer, Willie Bermingham Place, centre, with Alone communications officer Grainne Loughran and chief executive Sean Moynihan. Picture: Arthur Carron

Older people have said they cannot afford to turn on heat at home, with one person’s electricity bill €300 higher than their monthly pension, a cost-of-living survey from charity Alone has found.

The organisation, which helps older people to age at home, found 75% of those surveyed said their standard of living had been reduced by the cost-of-living crisis, with 11% preferring not to comment.