One-in-four Europeans have trouble heating their home – survey
The situation is most dire in Greece, where more than half of respondents are struggling to pay heating bills, a think tank has found | According to the survey, dubbed Europe Project, 26% of EU residents, or roughly 100 million people, are unable to properly heat their homes. Greeks appeared to be the worst affected, with 56% of the population facing difficulties with heating. In Portugal and France, 34% of residents described the same problems. Finland, Hungary, Austria and Denmark were the least affected, with less than 15% of residents admitting to difficulties. ● Every fourth respondent in the survey said they were unable to pay their heating bill at least once during the past year. That figure was also the highest in Greece, with 51% of the population affected, followed by Cyprus with 37%, Ireland and Bulgaria, with 35% each. ● The respondents blamed inflation for their problems, as rising prices on everything from energy to food impact their ability to pay bills.