TESTIMONIALS. “We are forced to make choices”: faced with rising gas prices, residents forced to limit their heating
Rising energy bills are accentuating the difficulties of many households. Residents of Asnières-sur-Seine, in the Paris region, talk about how this new increase weighs on their daily lives.
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On this Sunday, November 1, the price of gas is increasing again. Among the ten million households heated with gas, those who have not subscribed to a fixed offer will discover an average increase of 12 euros per month on their bill. Enough to complicate the daily lives of many households.
This is the case of Jean-Claude, who leaves his residence connected to gas, his two granddaughters close behind, each on their bicycle without pedals. At Jean-Claude's, the weather is good at the moment. “I put the heating on for the little ones,” he explains.
And the day, we cut. We have to. “He always keeps an eye on the bill.
The new increase this November doesn't help his energy costs: "That's 2,000 and a few euros per year," he explains. Also read European gas reaches 100 euros per megawatt hour, a first since 2022 "150 euros per month for gas" A street away, boulevard Voltaire, in the heart of a working-class district of Asnières, Ezzedine, who works in real estate, is also worried about these additional expenses at home: "It affects a lot, because I am a father, I have four children. I pay 150 euros per month for gas and 80 euros for electricity.
Life is starting to become expensive," he explains. And Annick approves. Retired, she is also careful with her spending: "At the moment, I'm not heating myself, it's 17 degrees at home.
" She waits until November, or even December, to postpone the moment to start warming up. Because the septuagenarian is counting her money: "It's been a long time since I went on vacation. We are forced to make choices,” she emphasizes.
She, who worked until the age of 66 as a bookseller then as a publisher, remained a tenant in an old, poorly insulated building, dating from 1901: "We are being punished because we heat ourselves with gas. I want to heat myself with electricity, but my landlord doesn't want to." Asked if she wears more sweaters, she replies: "Yes, that's it, and then I bought a very small electric radiator, which I put in a room.
" Annick smiles, but she is angry at the politicians and those she calls the "people at the top", who don't have to make as much effort.
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