Costs for pensioners in Jersey are rising, according to the latest figures from Statistics Jersey. The report found inflation for pensioner households had reached 4.7% in the latest Retail Prices Index, up from 3.8% in June 2025 and above the island's headline inflation rate of 2.8%.
Statistics Jersey said the higher rate 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%.
Why are pensioners being hit harder?
Statistics Jersey said pensioners were particularly affected by heating fuel costs, which played a larger role in the pensioners' inflation measure.
How has overall inflation changed?
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.
The report found household services made the largest contribution to inflation overall. Prices in the category increased by 5.6% and contributed 0.6 percentage points to the island's annual inflation rate.
Food prices also continued to increase, rising by 3.5% over the year and contributing 0.4 percentage points to the overall inflation figure.
Within the category, lamb prices increased by 12.7%, milk products rose by 11.8% and eggs were up 8.7%.
Motoring costs increased by 4.5% and fuel and light prices rose by 9.9%, reflecting continued pressure from energy markets.
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.
What does the report say about other households?
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.
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Key Facts
- Inflation for pensioner households reached 4.7% in the latest Retail Prices Index.
- That was up from 3.8% in June 2025 and above Jersey's headline inflation rate of 2.8%.
- Heating oil and other fuels rose by 53.5% over the year.
- Domestic services, including gardening and cleaning, increased by 14.8%.
- Inflation for low-income households was 3.6%.
