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![New official statistics highlight fuel poverty crisis deepening – as half of British adults turn their heating off, even when it’s cold inside](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Worried-family-1200.png)
New official statistics highlight fuel poverty crisis deepening – as half of British adults turn their heating off, even when it’s cold inside
Post on 15th Feb 2024
Today the UK government reveals 3.17 million households in England are in fuel poverty – virtually unchanged from 2022. The figures show that the fuel poverty crisis is deepening.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:Media Press Releases
![Autumn Statement fails the poorest households in cold and unsafe homes – says fuel poverty charity](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Worried-family-1200.png)
Autumn Statement fails the poorest households in cold and unsafe homes – says fuel poverty charity
Post on 22nd Nov 2023
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action warns that the Autumn Statement fails the poorest households in cold and unsafe homes, as new polling reveals 1 in 4 UK adults have found it difficult to afford their energy bills in the past three months.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News Release
![Standing charges response: ‘How can it be right that someone who can’t afford any energy pays a daily charge that is the same or more than someone in a mansion?’](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Row-of-houses-323.jpg?ver=1714643966)
Standing charges response: ‘How can it be right that someone who can’t afford any energy pays a daily charge that is the same or more than someone in a mansion?’
Post on 16th Nov 2023
Today Ofgem announces a paper on standing charges – it covers your energy supplier’s costs such as connecting gas and/or electricity to your home.
Nation / Region:
Wales
Content Type:Media Press Releases
![Vulnerable households urged not to miss out on Warm Home Discount again](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Warm-Home-Discount.png)
Vulnerable households urged not to miss out on Warm Home Discount again
Post on 17th Oct 2023
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) is urging vulnerable households across Great Britain not to miss out again on vital energy crisis support.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News
![National Energy Action responds to energy debt reaching its highest level ever](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fuel_debt_advice_article.jpg)
National Energy Action responds to energy debt reaching its highest level ever
Post on 12th Oct 2023
Energy regulator Ofgem announced that energy debt reached £2.6 billion – its highest ever level.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News