Opinion

'Eat or heat' dilemma: UK's poorest count the cost of soaring gas prices

Soaring energy bills are hurting those on lower incomes but support for domestic gas production could offer relief from the cost-of-living crisis

Cost-of-living crisis: A woman pushes a trolley of donated goods from the Colchester Foodbank in England. Foodbank use is soaring in the UK as rising energy costs force people to choose between heating or eating during winter.
Cost-of-living crisis: A woman pushes a trolley of donated goods from the Colchester Foodbank in England. Foodbank use is soaring in the UK as rising energy costs force people to choose between heating or eating during winter.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
London
Published 28 January 2022, 12:02Updated 28 January 2022, 12:02
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