As winter approaches, too many older people across Northamptonshire face an impossible choice: staying warm or managing other essential costs…

9.8% of households in Northamptonshire are living in fuel poverty — and in Kettering, Wellingborough and Oundle, that figure rises above 10%. Behind these statistics are older people who may be cutting back on heating, food or medication simply to get through the colder months.

Loneliness can make winter even harder. More than half of pensioner households in Northamptonshire ,55.1%. consist of one older person living alone, many of whom may be at risk of social isolation as well as financial hardship.

Through the Surviving Winter Appeal, Northamptonshire Community Foundation is working with local charities and community organisations to provide practical, targeted support to vulnerable older people this winter. Your donation can help ensure that older people in our communities are warm, safe, connected and able to live with dignity through the coldest months of the year.

Please consider making a donation today. Every gift, whatever its size, will help bring warmth, comfort and reassurance to an older person who needs it most.