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Blog: Warm homes: do we now have a plan?
Blog: Warm homes: do we now have a plan?
Post on 23rd Jan 2026
In what appeared to be a never-ending saga of ‘will they, won’t they’, the UK Government has now finally published the much-awaited Warm Homes Plan.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:Blog
Fuel Poverty, Fuel Poverty Strategy
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Blog: Life skills, education, and the fight against fuel poverty
Blog: Life skills, education, and the fight against fuel poverty
Post on 22nd Jan 2026
Michala Sullivan, Training Programme Delivery Manager, says the updated England Draft National Curriculum, with its renewed emphasis on practical life skills, offers an opportunity to fight fuel poverty.
Content Type:News
Blog
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The government publishes first details of Warm Homes Plan
The government publishes first details of Warm Homes Plan
Post on 21st Jan 2026
The government has published the first details of its Warm Homes Plan.
Content Type:News Release
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Budget: Lower energy bills welcome, but cuts leave the UK without ‘a plan to end fuel poverty’
Budget: Lower energy bills welcome, but cuts leave the UK without ‘a plan to end fuel poverty’
Post on 26th Nov 2025
Despite moves to end the two-child benefit cap and lower energy bills, fuel poverty charity National Energy Action warns that cutting funding for the only national fuel poverty scheme leaves the UK without a plan to end fuel poverty.
Content Type:News Release
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6 million UK children struggling to stay warm this Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
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.
Content Type:Media Press Releases
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Energy bills rise puts more pressure on struggling households
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.
Content Type:Media Press Releases
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Six in 10 Welsh adults expect to ration energy over winter
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
Content Type:Media Press Releases
Fuel Poverty
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‘I hope the government looks at the best and fairest way to cut bills, not just the most expedient.’
‘I hope the government looks at the best and fairest way to cut bills, not just the most expedient.’
Post on 05th Nov 2025
The Guardian reported that the government is considering cutting energy efficiency funding to pay for a reduction in energy bills.
Content Type:News Release
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Nearly half of people in Northern Ireland worried about paying energy bills, new poll finds
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
Content Type:Media Press Releases
Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes, Health, Fuel Debt, Energy Bills, Affordability
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