Teresa Goubert said the cost of heating had become so expensive that she could not afford to heat her home this winter
Some pensioners say they are going to bed early, wearing extra layers and using hot water bottles because they cannot afford to heat their homes this winter.
Teresa Goubert, from Guernsey, who uses electric and oil heating, said: "I'm trying to keep it off as long as possible because it's got very expensive and I just can't afford to do it [heat home] on my pension."
The States has proposed a 19% increase in the means-tested winter fuel allowance to £50.48 a week. It will be debated in November.
Tina Bury, Employment and Social Security President, said: "The fuel allowance is quite a broad brush approach and obviously everyone's needs are different in this area."