We are joining Which?, Citizens Advice, Age UK and Money Saving Expert in calling on energy firms and the government to urgently investigate why so many customers on traditional prepayment meters have not yet accessed the government support.

Our Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on Friday 2 December took place in the most desperate circumstances we’ve seen at National Energy Action, during our 40 years of existence.

Ahead of National Energy Action’s Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on Friday 2 December, the charity releases new figures to show the impact of this winter’s spiralling prices. From April, 8.4 million UK households will be in fuel poverty.

National Energy Action comments on Ofgem changes to GB Energy Price Cap

Songwriter Eliot Kennedy is going to donate proceeds from his new single, ‘This Christmas’, to National Energy Action, with former Take That star Gary Barlow supporting it.

New UK Government data released today highlights 42% of vouchers for customers with older prepayment meters have yet to be redeemed for one of the UK Government flagship schemes to tackle the energy crisis.

After today’s Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, many vulnerable people are “now at acute risk of being left out in the cold,” according to fuel poverty charity National Energy Action.

The UK Government is changing the targeting of the Warm Home Discount scheme and National Energy Action is concerned that over 500,000 households across England and Wales who were previously able to receive an electricity rebate will now not be eligible.

On Monday 17 October 2022 the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced that there will be key changes to the Energy Price Guarantee, which capped the unit cost making the average annual energy bill £2,500.