{"id":205230,"date":"2026-07-24T13:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/new-figures-show-costs-rising-for-pensioners\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:12:18","slug":"new-figures-show-costs-rising-for-pensioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/new-figures-show-costs-rising-for-pensioners\/","title":{"rendered":"New figures show costs rising for pensioners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Costs for pensioners in Jersey are rising, according to latest figures.<\/b><\/p>\n

A report by Statistics Jersey, external<\/span> found inflation for pensioner households had reached 4.7%, according to the latest Retail Prices Index.<\/p>\n

This is up from 3.8% in June 2025 and above the island’s headline inflation rate of 2.8%.<\/p>\n

The organisation said it was driven in part by the price of heating oil and other fuels increasing by 53.5% over the year, while domestic services, including gardening and cleaning, rose by 14.8%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Statistics Jersey said pensioners were particularly affected by heating fuel costs, which played a larger role in the pensioners’ inflation measure. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, overall inflation edged up from 2.7% in March to 2.8% in June. Jersey’s headline rate was the same as the UK’s CPIH measure of inflation over the same period.<\/p>\n

The report found household services made the largest contribution to inflation overall. <\/p>\n

Prices in the category increased by 5.6% and contributed 0.6 percentage points to the island’s annual inflation rate.<\/p>\n

Food prices also continued to increase, rising by 3.5% over the year and contributing 0.4 percentage points to the overall inflation figure.<\/p>\n

Within the category, lamb prices increased by 12.7%, milk products rose by 11.8% and eggs were up 8.7%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Motoring costs increased by 4.5% and fuel and light prices rose by 9.9%, reflecting continued pressure from energy markets. <\/p>\n

The report noted that global energy markets have been affected by the ongoing conflict involving Iran, with some of those impacts reflected in Jersey’s fuel prices. <\/p>\n

The report also found inflation for low-income households stood at 3.6%, lower than the rate experienced by pensioners but still above the island-wide average.<\/p>\n

Follow BBC Jersey on <\/i>X, external<\/span><\/a> and <\/i>Facebook<\/i>, external<\/span>. Send your story ideas to <\/i>channel.islands@bbc.co.uk<\/i>, external<\/span>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n