Rise in older people facing financial burden - Alone

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A charity supporting older people has said the number of people contacting them in relation to financial concerns has doubled compared to the same time last year

Alone says 5,500 people have called the charity since January and 10% of those related to the cost of living and financial issues.

"And I fall asleep, I'm a great sleeper too you know, and it's a way of cutting down on things like all that electric and all that.""I would cut down on milk, meat, I used to get a large slice pan and now it's gone down to a half slice pan. "I wouldn't be buying quality foods like I used to. I try to buy the cheapest thing that I can," he said.

It said it has received 5,500 calls since January and 10% of those were from people looking for financial advice.Chief Executive Sean Moynihan said:"Some people are changing what they eat, how they eat, some people are changing whether they use cars, transport, public transport, others have coping mechanisms around energy.

 

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Ocionnaith Freezing with the cold, wearing a T Shirt in the house, windows wide open, something doesn’t add up!

ALONE_IRELAND have used this old person more times in media reports in the past 2 years, the old man is entitled to the 90% of the costs to insulate his home from the HSELive , alone can surely use a bit of its CEO's six figures salary to pay the 10% of the rest of the costs

This is fucking shit shouldn’t be poxy government

I'd say his face tattoo didn't help with his employment prospects

I'd like to apologise to our older population on behalf of every1. We do nothing to hold our govs feet to the fire when it comes to this sort of thing, they'll still get their payrises and votes from fools. Shame on us all

Strange how Kellogg's couldn't fit their name on the front of the box like that.

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