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Over £3 billion energy debt wipes out price cap drop for millions of customers

Posted on 30th Mar 2024
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action says that despite the price cap falling £238 a year for typical households from April, 2.3 million households are on average paying more than at the height of the crisis because of energy debt.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Fuel Poverty, News

Warm Homes, Healthy Futures

Posted on 19th Mar 2024
National Energy Action has launched Warm Homes, Healthy Futures, our GB-wide fuel poverty and health programme. Announced at our reception in London in March 2024.
Nation / Region: Wales, UK, Scotland,
Content Type: News
Tags: News

National Energy Action: ‘the Budget has done almost nothing to help fuel poor households’

Posted on 06th Mar 2024
In response to today’s Budget, Chief Executive of National Energy Action (NEA), Adam Scorer, says fuel poor households have been forgotten.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Fuel Poverty
Is the worst of the energy crisis over?
Is the worst of the energy crisis over?
Post on 24th Aug 2023
Tomorrow (25 August), Ofgem will announce the new level of the energy price cap, for 1 October to 31 December. Based on the latest analysis by Cornwall Insight, the typical annual dual-fuel energy bill is expected to fall and be around £1,925.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:Article
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Ofgem confirms the typical annual energy bill will be £1,923
Ofgem confirms the typical annual energy bill will be £1,923
Post on 24th Aug 2023
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates that the new price cap will leave 6.3 million UK households in fuel poverty from 1 October 2023, up from 4.5 million in October 2021.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News Release
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Price Cap Typical Domestic Consumption Value Explainer
Price Cap Typical Domestic Consumption Value Explainer
Post on 22nd Aug 2023
Ofgem will be using a different Typical Domestic Consumption Value (TDCV) than it has done in the past.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK
Content Type:Media Fact Sheets
News, News Release
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Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support
Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support
Post on 10th Aug 2023
New research finds many in the Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, and Nomadic (GTRNCs) communities have been left without government support during the energy crisis.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Government must provide more support for fuel-poor this winter
Government must provide more support for fuel-poor this winter
Post on 21st Jul 2023
Energy suppliers and consumer groups are calling on the Government to look now at bill support for customers this winter – including options such as a social tariff for next year and beyond.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK
Content Type:News Release
Fuel Poverty
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UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty
UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty
Post on 30th Jun 2023
Tomorrow (1 July) UK Government energy bills support ends for over two thirds of households across the UK. Ofgem’s price cap is reducing, meaning the typical annual bill will be £2,100 but 6.6 million UK households will be in fuel poverty.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report – National Energy Action’s response
Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report – National Energy Action’s response
Post on 26th Jun 2023
Commenting on the publication of the Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report Adam Scorer, Chief Executive of National Energy Action, says: ‘The UK has some of the least efficient homes in Europe.’
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs
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ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN: Thousands of households are in danger of missing out on vital energy vouchers
ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN: Thousands of households are in danger of missing out on vital energy vouchers
Post on 26th Jun 2023
30 June is the deadline for those who have not yet had their Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers to get them reissued to them.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Major fuel poverty project cuts households’ energy costs by over £900 a year 
Major fuel poverty project cuts households’ energy costs by over £900 a year 
Post on 21st Jun 2023
New research from Newcastle University on one of Great Britain’s largest fuel poverty projects finds that on average households saw their annual energy running costs drop from £2,011 to £1,089.
Content Type:News
Energy Efficiency, Energy Costs
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