CALL FOR TESTIMONIALS. Are you having trouble heating yourself or paying your energy bills? Tell us what steps you expect from the next president to address this

Will the presidential campaign be played out on questions of purchasing power and housing? Nearly five months before the first round of voting, the government convened a social conference on Monday, November 9, to try to respond to the anger expressed during demonstrations against the high cost of living. Already weakened by the explosion in fuel prices, many French people see winter approaching with the fear of heavy electricity, gas or fuel bills.

A third of them say they have difficulty paying these expenses, according to the energy mediator, who is concerned about "massive energy insecurity in France" and the current surge in gas prices. Also read: Testimonials "We are forced to make choices": faced with rising gas prices, residents forced to limit their heating In France, whether they are cold at home or devote more than 10% of their budget to energy expenses, around 12 million people live in a situation of fuel poverty, according to the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged. One in ten households is affected, according to another estimate from the National Energy Poverty Observatory.

Franceinfo wants to give them the floor to bear witness to this reality and bring out concrete proposals that could inspire presidential candidates. Are you concerned? Do you want to tell your story and make your expectations and ideas against energy poverty heard?

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