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NEA response to Smart meter policy framework post 2020: minimum annual targets and reporting thresholds for energy suppliers
15th Jan 2021
NEA supports the smart meter rollout, and broadly the mechanism for attributing targets to suppliers for the next phase. However NEA believes this could be improved through the addition of targets specifically to upgrade legacy prepayment meters, as well as…
NEA response to Ofgem consultation on Reviewing the potential impact of COVID-19 on the Default Tariff Cap
21st Dec 2020
The alarming increase in Excess Winter Deaths last year was before the impact of Covid-19 struck. Covid-19 is likely to have left many households more exposed to the risks of living in a cold home than ever before
NEA response to Improving the Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and Wales
21st Dec 2020
Cold, damp and unsafe homes continue to cause shocking levels of unnecessary hardship and premature mortality. Across the UK, NEA estimates that on average more than 10,000 people die each year due to living in a cold home[i]. In England…
NEA response to CCW’s Water Affordability Review call for evidence
15th Dec 2020
NEA’s Response to the CCW Call for Evidence for the Water Affordability Review. NEA considers all aspects of the current affordability support in water, highlighting areas of best practice, possible improvements and learnings from other sectors to help develop a…
NEA Cymru response to the Welsh Government Tackling Fuel Poverty 2020–2035 Plan
15th Dec 2020
Despite positive attempts to end fuel poverty in Wales, the statutory targets that were in place to eradicate the scourge of cold homes were missed and fuel poverty continues to be a devastating problem. Here, we respond to the Welsh…
Response to Ofgem consultation ‘Extending protections for domestic customers who may have prepayment meters installed under warrant
08th Dec 2020
Overall, NEA is pleased that Ofgem is seeking to extend protections for domestic customers who may have prepayment meters installed under warrant (Electricity and Gas Supply Standard Licence Condition 28B). We fully support this approach and it will be necessary…
Energy Efficiency First Declaration
02nd Dec 2020
Responding to the devastating threat of climate change, Parliament has now declared a climate emergency and the UK Government has legislated to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This target can only be achieved with a major reduction in…
Warm and Safe Homes Action Guide
27th Nov 2020
This guide is designed to be a practical and easy-to-use document that will help you identify the best solutions for householders in fuel poverty who are worried about keeping their homes warm and safe and paying their energy bills.
NEA response to BEIS call for evidence: Future Support for Low Carbon Heat
17th Nov 2020
NEA has four main recommendations for BEIS in their work to replace the RHI with a new mechanism after it ends in 2022.
NEA response to BEIS’s Consultation on the Warm Home Discount Scheme 2021/22
11th Nov 2020
NEA agrees with the proposals to extend the scheme, as is, for a further year. This process must be expedited. We broadly agree with many of the proposed changes to Industry Initiatives, but warn that increases to fuel voucher provision…
COVID water use and the impact on poverty in the UK
11th Nov 2020
A joint report from NEA and Waterwise
Surviving the Wilderness: The landscape of personal debt in the UK
04th Nov 2020
Following on from the June 2020 NEA policy paper “The Gathering Storm: Utility Debt and Covid-19”, this paper provides an evidence synthesis of personal debt, both prior and post the Covid-19 outbreak, with a focus on the shift from consumer…