Two retired women in Bradford tell the BBC they worry about paying their energy bills on a pension.
Cathryn Withey said she and her husband are worried about trying to make their pensions stretch
Cathryn Withey, from Bradford, said she wakes at night "worrying about the cost of living and how we're going to cope".One recent study suggests two-thirds of over 65s have cut their energy usage in the past fortnight.also found that a quarter of adults had difficulty keeping warm in their living rooms during the same period.
"I check that smart meter every day to see how much I've used and I've [only] just got my pension coming in. I just find that we're going backwards."Mrs Withey has been caring for her husband since retiring and said their energy bills were "terrifying" because the heating had to be kept on all the time due to his poor health.
, with people claiming certain benefits eligible to claim £25 for each full week of sub-zero temperatures.
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