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All News‘Any drop in energy bills is welcome, but modest falls in summer look set to be wiped out by bigger rises in Autumn when people will need to put the heating back on.’
Posted on 01st Jul 2024
Today the energy bill price cap changes. It will drop by 7% this summer, making the typical bill £1,568 a year.
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Price cap is falling, but 5.6 million UK households continue to struggle with energy bills
Posted on 24th May 2024
Today (Friday 24 May), the energy regulator Ofgem announced that the level of the price cap from July to September will fall by £122 to £1,568 per year for a typical household.
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UK,
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New government statistics show Stoke-on-Trent is fuel poverty capital of England
Posted on 25th Apr 2024
New analysis by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) reveals Stoke-on-Trent has the greatest proportion of households living in fuel poverty at 24.7%, replacing Birmingham in the top spot.
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England,
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![Fuel poverty charity joins calls for investigation into why so many energy prepay customers have not received support](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cost-living-crisis-money-home-radiator-heater-rising-cost-energy-bills-scaled.jpg)
Fuel poverty charity joins calls for investigation into why so many energy prepay customers have not received support
Post on 20th Dec 2022
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.
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UK
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![Over half of parents may resort to washing children’s school uniforms by hand, amid cost-of-living crisis](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Worried-family.png)
Over half of parents may resort to washing children’s school uniforms by hand, amid cost-of-living crisis
Post on 07th Sep 2022
New polling from YouGov and charity National Energy Action reveals that low-income parents will struggle to afford to wash their kids’ school unforms as new term nears.
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UK
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![Marmot warns ‘epidemic-levels’ of fuel poverty could cause a ‘significant humanitarian crisis’](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/boy-with-inhaler-323.png)
Marmot warns ‘epidemic-levels’ of fuel poverty could cause a ‘significant humanitarian crisis’
Post on 01st Sep 2022
Children’s development could become “blighted” by the energy crisis.
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![Charity comments on BEIS Committee report on energy pricing and the future of the energy market](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Palace-of-Westminster-scaled.jpg)
Charity comments on BEIS Committee report on energy pricing and the future of the energy market
Post on 25th Jul 2022
Energy prices continue to spiral, and vulnerable households in the energy market are being hardest hit. It is vital that the plans from the UK Government and Ofgem are scrutinised by Parliament, and they act on this credible set of recommendations to hel
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![8.2 million UK households could be in fuel poverty from October](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Worried-family.png)
8.2 million UK households could be in fuel poverty from October
Post on 22nd Jul 2022
Energy experts Cornwall Insight predicted that when the price cap rises in October, the average energy bill could reach £3,250 per year, with bills expected to increase by over 60%.
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Vulnerable households “left with no choices” as sky rocketing prices hit
Post on 31st Mar 2022
On Friday 1st April an average of over 22 million domestic energy customers across Great Britain will see their home energy bills soar by £700 per year to almost £2,000. An increase of over 54%.
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![Charities warn £3,000 energy bill could leave 8.5 million UK households in fuel poverty](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/end-fuel-poverty-coalition.png)
Charities warn £3,000 energy bill could leave 8.5 million UK households in fuel poverty
Post on 04th Mar 2022
Chancellor urged to rethink ‘heat now, pay later’ rebate and protect low-income and vulnerable households from soaring energy bills.
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![Martin Lewis announces £100k donation to National Energy Action](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/martin-lewis-323.jpg?ver=1715346549)
Martin Lewis announces £100k donation to National Energy Action
Post on 12th Jan 2022
Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert has announced he will donate £100,000 to help NEA increase its support to the most vulnerable as the Energy Crisis intensifies.
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