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![Standing charge rises are hurting low-income households](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Prepayment-meter.jpg?ver=1714645467)
Standing charge rises are hurting low-income households
Post on 08th Sep 2023
The standing charge is a fixed daily fee applied to energy bills. It covers the cost of maintaining the infrastructure and providing services, regardless of whether you use these services are not.
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UK
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![Over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1.jpg)
Over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter
Post on 06th Sep 2023
Today, the chief executive of fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) told MPs that over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter.
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UK
Content Type:News
![Ofgem confirms the typical annual energy bill will be £1,923](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Worried-family-1200.png)
Ofgem confirms the typical annual energy bill will be £1,923
Post on 24th Aug 2023
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates that the new price cap will leave 6.3 million UK households in fuel poverty from 1 October 2023, up from 4.5 million in October 2021.
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UK
Content Type:News Release
![Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/johann-walter-bantz-woE5G6zzFQo-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support
Post on 10th Aug 2023
New research finds many in the Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, and Nomadic (GTRNCs) communities have been left without government support during the energy crisis.
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UK
Content Type:News
![Government must provide more support for fuel-poor this winter](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/close-up-couple-reading-document-scaled.jpg)
Government must provide more support for fuel-poor this winter
Post on 21st Jul 2023
Energy suppliers and consumer groups are calling on the Government to look now at bill support for customers this winter – including options such as a social tariff for next year and beyond.
Content Type:News Release
![UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty](https://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Worried-family-1110.png)
UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty
Post on 30th Jun 2023
Tomorrow (1 July) UK Government energy bills support ends for over two thirds of households across the UK. Ofgem’s price cap is reducing, meaning the typical annual bill will be £2,100 but 6.6 million UK households will be in fuel poverty.
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UK
Content Type:News