SILVER JUBILEE REPORT

NEA’s impact: 1981-2006

• Over 6 million households in the UK assisted with energy advice and energy efficiency grants

• 8,000 people trained and holding the City and Guilds 6176 energy awareness qualification

• 2,650 people holding NVQs in energy efficiency

• Tens of thousands of jobs created in the energy
  efficiency industry

• Legislative framework to end fuel poverty by between 2016 and 2018 and reporting mechanisms to parliament and the devolved administrations

• £800million committed to Warm Front scheme from 2005-8 and a further £400million to low income groups under the Energy Efficiency Commitment from energy suppliers

• Reduction in fuel poverty from 7 million to around 3 million between 1996 and 2004 in the UK

• £50m of energy efficiency improvements installed through NEA’s Warm Zones subsidiary

• Social action by the energy industry with firm commitments to tackle fuel poverty by all major energy suppliers

• The majority of local authorities have affordable warmth policies/strategies or action plans

To read more about NEA's activities over the past 25 years you can download a copy of the report by clicking on the image above.

Reviewed: 17/01/2007