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Warm Homes Plan “downpayment”, but no additional energy help in Budget - The first Budget of the new Government gave little for fuel poverty campaigners to welcome. While investment in energy was… … Continue reading "Warm Homes Plan “downpayment”, but no additional energy help in Budget"
Critically low energy usage hits fuel poor during cold weather - Some of the UK’s poorest households use 21% less energy during cold weather than other households, leaving them exposed to… … Continue reading "Critically low energy usage hits fuel poor during cold weather"
Public support for energy social tariff surges ahead of the Budget - A huge majority of the public back the Government providing more support to vulnerable households with their energy bills. [1]… … Continue reading "Public support for energy social tariff surges ahead of the Budget"
Winter fuel payment cuts set to hit 84% of disabled pensioners - Over four-fifths (84%) of older people with a long-term health condition or disability claim they will no longer get Winter… … Continue reading "Winter fuel payment cuts set to hit 84% of disabled pensioners"
Cold damp homes cost to NHS estimated as energy price cap rises - New estimates predict that cuts to the winter fuel payment could lead to increased costs to the NHS. [1] The… … Continue reading "Cold damp homes cost to NHS estimated as energy price cap rises"
Ministers unveil plans to help renters, but winter fuel payments axe stays - The Energy Secretary has announced a plan to ensure warm homes for all renters - in both private and social… … Continue reading "Ministers unveil plans to help renters, but winter fuel payments axe stays"
MPs back dangerous winter fuel payments axe - MPs have approved plans to axe Winter Fuel Payments to millions of older households. Politicians approved the measure despite recent… … Continue reading "MPs back dangerous winter fuel payments axe"
Energy giants see £457 billion profits as consumers’ bills rise - Just 20 energy companies have made a staggering £457 billion in profits since the start of the energy bills crisis.… … Continue reading "Energy giants see £457 billion profits as consumers’ bills rise"
Winter Fuel Payment backlash enters fourth week - The campaign against the Chancellor's decision to axe Winter Fuel Payments from millions of older people has continued into a… … Continue reading "Winter Fuel Payment backlash enters fourth week"
Energy bills up as some pensioners face worst prices on record - The average household energy bill is to increase by £149 from 1 October after Ofgem said it was hiking its… … Continue reading "Energy bills up as some pensioners face worst prices on record"
Government winter fuel payment plans hit by chaos - Hundreds of thousands of pensioners could miss out on getting Winter Fuel Payments before cold weather hits. Almost 900,000 pensioners… … Continue reading "Government winter fuel payment plans hit by chaos"
Ministers urged to review nine nightmare energy rules - Ministers should send a clear signal that they are on the side of consumers by reviewing nine sets of rules,… … Continue reading "Ministers urged to review nine nightmare energy rules"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.
