Three in four pensioners are living in a cold home

3 out of 4 pensioners were receiving winter fuel payment ?

I must admit I was astonished by the figure.

Thank you for providing the details Parsley3

I didn’t stop to read it as I was hurrying back to the car park, but it stuck in my mind.

Sadly there have been a few posters on here over this winter describing how many layers they routinely wear in doors as they are too scared to put their heating on.

A sorry situation.

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So are most of GN members living in cold homes?

Do a straw poll of friends - how many do you know live in cold homes.

I know of no one.

I am one.

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3 out of 4?

Absolute balderdash.

I have just been onto Age UK website, and it’s saying exactly the same, 3 in 4 pensioners aged 66 and over were cold in January.

So are most of GN members living in cold homes?

Do a straw poll of friends - how many do you know live in cold homes.

I know of no one.

If Ed Miliband isn’t stopped on his ridiculous crusade our energy bills will be astronomical, that’s if we have any energy to use of course.

Mmm. Isn’t the D Express an extremely right wing newspaper?

3 out of 4?

Absolute balderdash.

3 OUT OF 4 OAPS LIVING IN COLD HOMES

Daily ExpressBy Jonathan Walker Whitehall Editor


UP to nine million pensioners were left shivering at home last month after Labour cut their winter fuel payments.
Three in four lived in uncomfortably cold homes in January, new figures show.
Charity Age UK will today deliver a petition with 650,000 signatures to Downing Street demanding action to make sure it can never happen again. Age UK director Caroline Abrahams said: “We cannot and we must not go through this all over again next winter.” She stressed: “This is the first January since the Government decided to means-test the winter fuel payment and it is a national scandal that so many older people are saying they are cold in their own homes some, most or all of the time.
“The position of those on lower incomes is worse still, with one in three saying they are cold at home most or all of the time.”
Desperate pensioners say they are being
forced to stay in bed to keep warm or choose between heating and using the oven.*

The numbers were collected by Age UK.

The DE are headlining from a survey carried out by Age UK, I’ve read the key points of said survey being used as back up support for their petition no No 10 Downing St, the petition calls for the reinstatement of the winter fuel allowance.
Whilst that survey supplies some figures from the over 60’s I know of plenty of people in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s who are also struggling with fuel bills, some in ill health and with young children.
Energy costs will probably increase around April when the price cap is reviewed, an issue across all age groups.

It would take such a small amount of financing to reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance.. it's truly disgusting that they don't when we're looking at eyewatering amount being given to defence aid in Ukraine..

That was the headline but what is the story?

And the data to support this is?

How does the Daily Express know this ?

It’s an absolutely appalling state of affairs and the government should be ashamed..