You don’t have to go overseas to find elderly people spending the day riding on buses and going to libraries and shopping centres just to stay warm, because it’s happening right here in North America too.
Staying warm has become the survival bid of the 21st century. Pensioners, not “street people” are the new norm.
“Middle class families are among millions of Britons who cannot afford to heat their homes this winter, as elderly ride on buses all day to stay in the warm.” (Godlike Productions).