Novo istraživanje britanske organizacije Citizens Advice pokazalo je da su mnogi u Britaniji zabrinuti zbog povećanja troškova energije. Prema istraživanju, svaka četvrta osoba u Britaniji kaže da će morati da isključi grejanje i toplu vodu ovog zime zbog porasta cena energije.
Anketa je pokazala da će ljudi morati doneti ovakve drastične odluke ako cena energije poraste za 9,2 odsto, odnosno za 176 evra. Prema istraživanju, 31 odsto domaćinstava sa decom i 39 odsto korisnika sa niskim primanjima će morati da isključe grejanje.
Citizens Advice upozorava da vlada mora hitno intervenisati kako bi se sprečile takve situacije. Bez pomoći vlade, domaćinstva će se suočiti sa nemogućim izborima i drastičnim rezovima kako bi mogla da priušte zagrevanje svojih domova.
Prema organizaciji, 34 odsto ispitanih je reklo da će imati poteškoća da sebi priušte hranu ili druge osnovne potrepštine tokom zime, dok je sedam odsto navelo da će morati da preskaču obroke.
Situation with Energy Costs in the UK: Citizens Advice Survey Shows Concerns
A new study by the British organization Citizens Advice shows that one in four people in Britain is so concerned about the rise in energy costs that they say they will be forced to turn off heating and hot water this winter.
Survey respondents said they will have to take these drastic steps if the upper limit of energy prices in Britain rises by the predicted amount of £150 (€176), or by 9.2 percent.
Heating will be turned off by 31 percent of households with children and 39 percent of low-income users, according to their own words.
Citizens Advice warns that without urgent government intervention in London, households in Britain will continue to face impossible choices and drastic cuts in order to afford heating their homes.
As stated on the organization’s website, 34 percent of those surveyed said they will struggle to afford food or other basic necessities during the winter, such as mortgage or rent, and seven percent said they will have to skip meals.
