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Energy bills up in January as public blame Government for crisis - The public has placed the blame for people living in cold damp homes this winter at the door of the… … Continue reading "Energy bills up in January as public blame Government for crisis"
Struggling households need £73 a month off energy bills to keep warm this winter - Data commissioned by the Warm This Winter campaign has revealed how much it would take to enable struggling households to… … Continue reading "Struggling households need £73 a month off energy bills to keep warm this winter"
Energy firms’ profits surge as households left in the cold - Weeks of autumn profit announcements by energy firms have come at the same time as data from the Warm This… … Continue reading "Energy firms’ profits surge as households left in the cold"
Ministers told to show leadership on prepayment meters scandal - Ministers must show further leadership and ban the forced transfer of homes onto prepayment meters, according to campaigners. In a… … Continue reading "Ministers told to show leadership on prepayment meters scandal"
Call for Emergency Energy Tariff as vulnerable households fear the winter - Over half of people from vulnerable households (56%) are worried about being cold this winter, according to new data from… … Continue reading "Call for Emergency Energy Tariff as vulnerable households fear the winter"
People unable to clear energy debts as calls for Help to Repay scheme increase - One in four people with energy debts (24%) are currently unable to repay, according to new research commissioned by National… … Continue reading "People unable to clear energy debts as calls for Help to Repay scheme increase"
Commons Committee asked to take urgent evidence on forced PPMs - The House of Commons Energy Security Committee has been asked by campaigners to hold an urgent evidence session on the… … Continue reading "Commons Committee asked to take urgent evidence on forced PPMs"
Advice workers and charities could benefit after new Ofgem rules - Energy suppliers must prioritise enquiries from vulnerable customers and their representatives, under new rules announced by Ofgem. A recent report… … Continue reading "Advice workers and charities could benefit after new Ofgem rules"
Consumers need help to repay energy debt, not higher bills - Proposals to increase energy bills further in response to surging levels of household energy debt have been criticised by campaigners.… … Continue reading "Consumers need help to repay energy debt, not higher bills"
Fixed price tariffs could trap customers on higher bills - The second Warm This Winter Tariff Watch report has revealed that the energy market has 337 fixed price tariffs that… … Continue reading "Fixed price tariffs could trap customers on higher bills"
Government isolated as organisations line up to back energy tariff reform - Over 140 charities, organisations and MPs have taken joint action to call on the government to support vulnerable households with… … Continue reading "Government isolated as organisations line up to back energy tariff reform"
Rosebank gas go-ahead still leaves Brits in the cold - The Government’s approval of the Rosebank oil and gas field has been met with criticism from campaigners and politicians for… … Continue reading "Rosebank gas go-ahead still leaves Brits in the cold"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.
