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6 million UK children struggling to stay warm this Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Post on 24th Nov 2025
Ahead of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day (26 November) – and days before the Budget – fuel poverty charity National Energy Action calculates that there are 6 million UK children currently living in fuel poverty.
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Energy bills rise puts more pressure on struggling households
Post on 21st Nov 2025
Energy bills are rising 0.2% (£3) a year for a typical household from January 2026, energy regulator Ofgem has announced.
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Six in 10 Welsh adults expect to ration energy over winter
Post on 20th Nov 2025
New polling by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action Cymru finds that six in ten (60%) adults in Wales say they will likely ration their energy in the coming three months.
Nation / Region:
Wales
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Nearly half of people in Northern Ireland worried about paying energy bills, new poll finds
Post on 03rd Nov 2025
NEA NI reveals that nearly half of people in NI are worried about paying energy bills as winter approaches.
Nation / Region:
Northern Ireland
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National Energy Action welcomes Commons report on energy costs: ‘further action is needed’
Post on 29th Oct 2025
The Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee published a new report, ‘Tackling the energy cost crisis’.
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NAO report into ECO installation failures response: ‘Effective insulation remains vital to tackling fuel poverty’
Post on 14th Oct 2025
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a new report criticising the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) over several failed installations under the scheme.
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Price cap to rise in October with ‘people in desperate circumstances’
Post on 27th Aug 2025
The energy price cap is expected to rise 2% (around £35 a year for a typical household) from 1 October.
Content Type:Media Fact Sheets
One-quarter of Welsh households in fuel poverty
Post on 07th Aug 2025
New official estimates from Welsh government reveal 25% of all households in Wales (340,000) were in fuel poverty in October 2024.
Nation / Region:
Wales
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New community retrofit hub project extends into Oldham to help households access energy efficiency improvements to their homes
Post on 01st Jul 2025
Householders in Oldham now have access to a local energy action team to help make their homes more energy efficient, through fuel poverty charity National Energy Action’s new pilot project that opened this month.
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