Energy costs - Price hikes hitting needy families most

MASSIVE hikes in gas and electricity prices are forcing the St Vincent de Paul Society to spend millions of euro supporting needy families who cannot afford to meet soaring bills.

Energy costs - Price hikes hitting needy families most

The plight of families hit by rocketing energy prices is set to deteriorate even further if they face a hard winter. Then the cost of heating homes which lack adequate insulation will literally go through the roof.

Age Action Ireland is already warning that elderly people could die in severe winter conditions.

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