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She said: “Like many elderly people, I’m rationing my heating and trying to think of more ways to keep my head above water financially.

“With the cost of food and most other necessities going up almost daily, the future, especially over the colder months, looks very bleak indeed.”

Another woman named Sandra, 74, added: “I am a 74 year old pensioner living on the state pension in a privately rented house.

If my energy bills increase as much as predicted, despite the help already given, I will not be able to heat my house, eat, feed my little dog, my only companion, and pay my bills without going into further debt as my savings have already been eaten away.”