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Fuel poverty statistics show 12m UK households struggling with energy costs - The number of UK households struggling with the cost of their energy bills has hit 12.1 million as campaigners warn… … Continue reading "Fuel poverty statistics show 12m UK households struggling with energy costs"
Government urged to prioritise warmth first in £13.2bn home upgrade plan - The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has written to the Minister for Energy Consumers, urging the Government to ensure its £13.2… … Continue reading "Government urged to prioritise warmth first in £13.2bn home upgrade plan"
Housing conditions under scrutiny in new Committee evidence - The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has warned MPs that England’s housing crisis is a public health emergency, with millions living… … Continue reading "Housing conditions under scrutiny in new Committee evidence"
Smart meter compensation, standing charge tariffs and grid incentives all set for change - The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has responded to a series of recent announcements from Ofgem and the UK Government aimed… … Continue reading "Smart meter compensation, standing charge tariffs and grid incentives all set for change"
North Sea gas unable to meet national heating needs from 2027 - The country will no longer be able to meet heating demand using only domestically extracted gas by 2027, even if… … Continue reading "North Sea gas unable to meet national heating needs from 2027"
Smart meter rule changes needed as July price cap change comes in - Britain’s smart meter rollout must provide stronger protections for those left without functioning meters or denied access to cheaper energy… … Continue reading "Smart meter rule changes needed as July price cap change comes in"
Victory for Warm Homes Plan campaign as £13.2bn investment confirmed - The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has welcomed the Government’s decision to honour its full £13.2 billion manifesto commitment to fund… … Continue reading "Victory for Warm Homes Plan campaign as £13.2bn investment confirmed"
Ministers face voter backlash if Warm Homes Plan is cut - Trust in Labour will be further threatened if the Chancellor scales back funding for home insulation and lowering energy bills,… … Continue reading "Ministers face voter backlash if Warm Homes Plan is cut"
MPs warned of hidden pensioner poverty as Winter Fuel Payment u-turn confirmed - 3.2 million pensioner households are facing unaffordable energy costs MPs heard today, with around 964,000 households in deep fuel poverty,… … Continue reading "MPs warned of hidden pensioner poverty as Winter Fuel Payment u-turn confirmed"
Report reveals scale of health crisis fuelled by poor housing - A new landmark report by health charity Medact reveals that three quarters of health workers regularly see patients whose poor… … Continue reading "Report reveals scale of health crisis fuelled by poor housing"
Looming crisis for 300,000 households on RTS meters - Ministers and Ofgem have been warned of a “looming crisis” for households on old-style Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters in… … Continue reading "Looming crisis for 300,000 households on RTS meters"
Social workers report cold homes crisis for children - As millions of households struggled through last winter in cold damp homes, the impact on children has been revealed in… … Continue reading "Social workers report cold homes crisis for children"Latest Comment & Reaction
Two million households won’t turn on their heating this winter 18 September 2025 - More than two million households say they won’t turn on their heating this winter, an increase on last year, reveals… … Continue reading "Two million households won’t turn on their heating this winter"
Renters forced to ration gas and electricity 15 September 2025 - New research from Citizens Advice finds more than two in five private renters (41%, equivalent to 4.5 million people) in… … Continue reading "Renters forced to ration gas and electricity"
Rumours VAT could be scrapped on energy bills 14 September 2025 - The Times is reporting that the Chancellor is considering axing the 5% VAT on energy bills.A spokesperson for the End… … Continue reading "Rumours VAT could be scrapped on energy bills"Our Aims
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition is a broad coalition of anti-poverty, environmental, health and housing campaigners, charities, local authorities, trade unions and consumer organisations.
We believe that everybody has the right to a warm, dry home that they can afford to heat and power.
However, there are millions of households living in fuel poverty.
Simply, this means that millions of people are pushed into poverty because of the costs of meeting their basic need to keep warm (or cool in summer).
Millions of people cannot afford to heat and power their homes. Millions are suffering ill-health, stress and anxiety from unaffordable fuel bills, reduced educational attainment and social isolation as a result. This is avoidable.
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition campaigns to influence government and other bodies to take action to end fuel poverty and thereby improve people’s health and quality of life as well as seeking to reduce the cost of living, create jobs and negate carbon emissions in the process.
You can find out more about fuel poverty, our aims and helpful sources of guidance on this site.
