How your organisation can support Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

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Why your organisation should support Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

By supporting the day, you can help raise awareness of the lifelong impacts living in cold and damp homes can have on children and families. This awareness help us build momentum behind the actions needed to ensure every child can grow up in an environment that helps them live healthy, happy lives. Your support can help make a difference.

Get your Fuel Poverty Awareness Day social media cards

We’ve designed a range of social media assets for you to share on Wednesday 18 November. Please share on the day to highlight the issue to more people.

Just click on the graphic(s) that work best for you and they’ll automatically download. You can then copy and paste the text into the social media platform you wish to use. Don’t forget to tag us in.

Millions of children live in cold and damp homes across the UK. Children’s health is being put at risk, which is why we’re supporting National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.

Over 6 million children across the UK live in fuel poverty. This has terrible consequences for their physical and mental health. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.

Children can have devastating mental health impacts as a result of living in a cold home. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.

Living in a cold home leads to illness that prevents children from attending school. Along with significantly impacting their health, fuel poverty can impact children’s academic attainment and life chances. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.

Children shouldn’t have to be so aware of their parent’s finances or be cold to their bones. Childhood should be an amazing time but this is not reality for households in fuel poverty. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.

Fuel poverty is costly to the National Health Service, costing £1.4 billion annually in treating illnesses that could otherwise be avoided. Many of these patients include children who may be admitted to hospital. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.

Children are already bearing the brunt of living in cold homes. With energy bills predicted to rise again in January, being able to provide a warm home for their children will be out of reach for even more families. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.

When lungs are developing, they are more prone to infection. Children living in fuel poverty face a greater chance of developing asthma or other respiratory issues than children growing up in warmer homes. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.

Poor circulation risks the cardiovascular systems of growing bodies. Children should not have to grow up being so cold that they can’t feel their fingers or toes. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.

Cold air and low humidity can dehydrate the skin, leading to dryness, tightness and increased sensitivity. Skin conditions can make it more difficult for children to be able to focus on important tasks such as homework. Support National Energy Action’s #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay today.