Energy sector consultancy Cornwall Insight has made its final prediction for the January 2025 energy price cap level, forecasting energy bills to increase slightly to £1,736 a year for a typical household.

Arctic air is due to move in this weekend and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued its first yellow cold weather alert this year for the North East, the North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands.

Communities in Sheffield and Burnley will have access to new local energy action teams to help make their homes more energy efficient, through fuel poverty charity National Energy Action’s new pilot project.

NEA welcomes the intentions of this call for evidence and the proposal to introduce automated DWP data-matching for evidencing eligibility. However, it is crucial that the impacts of either the proposal to introduce new data-matching evidencing routes or to remove existing evidencing routes on vulnerable households and those with protected characteristics are understood at a granular level.

National Energy Action hopes that the update to this strategy will result in alleviation of pressure on the most vulnerable consumers. To do this, the strategy will need to influence how suppliers, networks and Ofgem approach the identification and treatment of vulnerable consumers over the coming years.

In response to today’s Autumn Budget, National Energy Action Chief Executive Adam Scorer says, ‘This Budget will not lessen the impact of unaffordable energy bills and record levels of energy debt this winter.’

With six million households living in fuel poverty, charity National Energy Action (NEA) is proud to announce delivery of its pioneering collaboration – Warm Homes, Healthy Futures.

A new survey by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action and YouGov finds half (51%) of adults in Wales say they are likely to ration their energy use this winter. 31% have found it difficult to pay for their energy over the last year.

Tomorrow (1 October) the price cap rises 10%. A new survey by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action and YouGov finds almost half of adults in GB (46%) say they are likely to ration their energy use this winter.