The UK has long-standing, statutory targets to eradicate fuel poverty. It has committed to the most ambitious time frame for achieving a net zero carbon economy of any major economy. Government’s own advisory committees have given little comfort that they are on course to get anywhere close to meeting them. This week the Committee… Read more »
For immediate release It is with deep regret that the Board of Warm Zones cic (WZ), the wholly owned subsidiary of NEA, has today put the company into Administration. Warm Zones has been a key player in the energy efficiency world for many years. However, recent market conditions have been harsh and WZ is not… Read more »
By Maria Wardrobe, NEA’s Director of Communications and External Relations As a national fuel poverty charity we aim to hit big with our winter-long Warm Homes Campaign each year. It is our opportunity to influence policy and raise the profile of fuel poverty, highlighting the scale and the devastating effects of the problem, and encouraging… Read more »
By Peter Smith, Director of Policy and Research Following a report yesterday by NHS Providers which warned health and social care services face even more stark challenges this winter than the last, National Energy Action (NEA) is calling on Chancellor to provide emergency support for heating repairs and replacements to help prevent loss of life and help… Read more »
This winter, working-age individuals and families on low incomes are facing a perfect storm of cuts to benefits, poor earnings growth, the roll-out of universal credit, and above-inflation rises in the cost of essential goods and services (including energy). New research released today by NEA estimates that over one million families in England alone are… Read more »
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Macmillan Cancer Support to hear first-hand about the difference NEA training makes for real people. On a wet and windy day Chris Ellis (NEA Training and Assessment Manager) and I made the journey to Saltaire, a Victorian model village in Shipley, West Yorkshire to meet members of the team. The… Read more »
Cornwall-based Community Energy Plus gained the runner-up prize of £7,500 in last year’s Energy Impact Award. The awards recognise projects focusing on energy and tackling fuel poverty, by benefiting vulnerable people. They are open to community groups, charities, and other third sector organisations, in England, Scotland and Wales. Here Laura Tregonning, Project Manager, tells us… Read more »
NEA and British Gas have now launched this year’s Energy Impact Award scheme with a first prize of £10,000, and two runner-up prizes of £5,000 and £2,500 recognising and rewarding innovation and best practice. The awards recognise projects focussing on energy and tackling fuel poverty, by benefiting vulnerable people. They are open to community groups,… Read more »
Improving access to quality advice is essential to help those struggling to heat their homes affordably, and here at NEA it’s one of our top priorities. To help with this we have been busy creating a number of resources in different formats that will support those advising vulnerable and low income households on staying warm… Read more »
By Maria Wardrobe, Communications Director, National Energy Action By rights I shouldn’t be here. My job as Communications Director for national fuel poverty charity NEA should have been done by now, to be precise we should have tackled the problem of fuel poverty by 2016. But we haven’t! There are around 4 million UK households… Read more »