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Record energy debt is ‘hugely alarming’ says fuel poverty charity National Energy Action

Posted on 26th Sep 2024
Today Ofgem announces consumer energy debt has reached £3.69 billion, up £400 million from last quarter.
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Content Type: News
Tags: News, News Release

October energy bill rise to plunge 400,000 more UK households into fuel poverty this winter

Posted on 23rd Aug 2024
As Ofgem announces the new price cap today (Friday 23 August), fuel poverty charity National Energy Action’s figures show the number of UK households in fuel poverty will rise to 6 million from October.
Nation / Region: Wales, UK, Scotland, England,
Content Type: News
Tags: News, News Release

Price cap predicted to rise: Charity warns households ‘will go into winter with less support and higher energy bills’

Posted on 19th Aug 2024
Energy sector consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that the October price cap level will rise for a ‘typical’ household, ahead of winter when energy use is higher.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Fuel Poverty
Charity comments on UK Government’s energy retail market strategy
Charity comments on UK Government’s energy retail market strategy
Post on 23rd Jul 2021
Today (23 July 2021) the UK Government launched its new Energy Retail Market Strategy.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
News, News Release, UK Government, Energy
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Vulnerable ‘pay as you go’ energy customers put at ‘needless’ risk during pandemic
Vulnerable ‘pay as you go’ energy customers put at ‘needless’ risk during pandemic
Post on 28th Jun 2021
A new report released today [Tuesday 29th June] highlights that more than 2 million ‘pay as you go’ customers with older ‘legacy’ energy meters were put at needless risk during the pandemic.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Smart Meters, News
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Charity comments on Independent Review of Affordability Support in Water
Charity comments on Independent Review of Affordability Support in Water
Post on 26th May 2021
Today (26th May 2021) is the launch of the Consumer Council for Water’s (CCW) Independent Review of Affordability Support in Water.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK
Content Type:News
Water, Water Poverty, Policy and Advocacy, Ofwat
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Debt Awareness Week: it’s time to take #TheFirstStep
Debt Awareness Week: it’s time to take #TheFirstStep
Post on 25th Mar 2021
NEA’s water poverty lead Jess Cook reflects on the challenges facing those struggling with debts, and encourages them to take #TheFirstStep
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Debt
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Budget 2021 – Fuel Poverty
Budget 2021 – Fuel Poverty
Post on 04th Mar 2021
Yesterday’s Budget had no mention, let alone additional spending commitments, to help end fuel poverty or improve domestic energy efficiency.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Policy and Advocacy, Blog, Budget
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Understanding your solar PV system and maximising the benefits
Understanding your solar PV system and maximising the benefits
Post on 25th Jan 2021
Over the last few months, the NEA Technical team has been busy delivering a new project aimed at helping residents to increase their self-consumption of solar PV.
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Technical, Solar PV
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New ONS figures reveal cold homes death toll
New ONS figures reveal cold homes death toll
Post on 27th Nov 2020
National fuel poverty charity highlights that millions of people in cold homes are at greater risk this winter, as COVID-19 intensifies seasonal stresses for those on lowest incomes and in the least efficient homes.
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Excess winter death
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Government confirms future of ‘winter lifeline’
Government confirms future of ‘winter lifeline’
Post on 14th Oct 2020
The UK Government has today confirmed the immediate future of the Warm Home Discount (WHD) energy rebate scheme which was due to end in March 2021 and has now been extended for a year.
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Warm Home Discount, News Release
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Frontline organisations warn of a difficult winter ahead for fuel poor households if urgent action isn’t taken
Frontline organisations warn of a difficult winter ahead for fuel poor households if urgent action isn’t taken
Post on 19th Sep 2020
A new report released today warns of significant hardship for fuel poor households in the coming winter, as a potent combination of higher energy use resulting from staying at home for longer is mixed with reductions in income.
Nation / Region: UK , Scotland , Northern Ireland , Wales
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Impacts, Policy & Research
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