National Energy Action (NEA) response to Just Transition to Net Zero Wales: Call for Evidence
Posted on 01st Dec 2023
The transition to net zero in Wales will be crucial to ensuring homes are warm and safe, mitigating climate change,
National Energy Action (NEA) response to Heat Strategy for Wales: Open consultation
Posted on 01st Dec 2023
The transition to zero carbon homes in Wales will be central to ensuring people are warm, healthy and safe. It
BEIS Future of the Energy Retail Market: call for evidence – NEA response
Posted on 21st Jan 2022
NEA’s response to the BEIS Call for Evidence on the future of the energy market on a green gas
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Adapting the price cap methodology for resilience in volatile markets: NEA response to Ofgem consultation
Posted on 14th Jan 2022
NEA’s Response to the the Ofgem Statutory Consultation on short term changes to the price cap in April 2022.. NEA
Nation / Region:
Wales
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England
Adapting the price cap methodology for resilience in volatile markets: NEA response to Ofgem consultation
Posted on 14th Jan 2022
NEA’s Response to the Ofgem Consultation on adapting the price cap methodology in the long term. NEA believes that
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid: NEA response to BEIS consultation
Posted on 13th Jan 2022
NEA broadly agrees with plans to phase out fossil heating, but BEIS must ensure that homes off the gas grid
Nation / Region:
England
,
Wales
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s consultation “PR24 and beyond: Performance commitments for future price reviews”
Posted on 13th Jan 2022
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s consultation “PR24 and beyond: Performance commitments for future price reviews”
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Ofgem consultations on reviewing the Price Cap in winter 2021/22 – NEA response
Posted on 15th Dec 2021
NEA believes that any changes to the price cap should not reduce the protections that are in place for fuel
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
UK Fuel Poverty Monitor 2020-21
Posted on 30th Nov 2021
This year’s UKFPM identifies the opportunities associated with decarbonising heat for fuel poor households; the barriers they face in
NEA response to BEIS Consultation: Hydrogen for heat: facilitating a grid conversion hydrogen heating trial
Posted on 18th Oct 2021
NEA’s response to the BEIS Consultation on hydrogen heating trials. NEA welcomes the plans to deliver a hydrogen village
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
,
Scotland
NEA briefing on Budget & Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) representations 2021
Posted on 29th Sep 2021
Our Budget and CSR submissions recommend ways to support struggling households to keep warm this winter at a time when
NEA response to Defra’s consultation on a new strategic policy statement for Ofwat
Posted on 24th Sep 2021
NEA is pleased to respond to this open consultation on a new Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat, providing our thoughts
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to BEIS ECO 4 Consultation
Posted on 01st Sep 2021
NEA welcomes the extension and expansion of the ECO scheme until at least April 2026 and fully supports the consultation's continued,
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
,
Scotland
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s Payment, help and debt guidelines consultation, 2021
Posted on 28th Jul 2021
NEA is pleased to respond to this open consultation on the proposed changes to the guidelines for water companies in
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s consultation their forward programme 2021/22
Posted on 22nd Feb 2021
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s consultation on their forward programme for 2021/22 outlines four key areas of focus.
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofgem’s Forward Work Plan 2021-23
Posted on 16th Feb 2021
NEA’s Response to the Ofgem Consultation on their Forward Work Programme 2021/23 Gas Levy. NEA believes that Ofgem should provide
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to BEIS Consultation ‘Improving home energy performance through lenders’
Posted on 08th Feb 2021
NEA’s Response to the BEIS Consultation on Improving home energy performance through lenders. While NEA agrees with the need
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofgem FPNES Governance Drafting Consultation
Posted on 29th Jan 2021
NEA’s Response to the Ofgem FPNES Governance Drafting Consultation. NEA fully supports the Fuel Poverty Network Extension Scheme, and
Nation / Region:
England
,
Wales
NEA response to Ofwat consultation: PR24 and beyond – Reflecting customer preferences in future price reviews
Posted on 28th Jan 2021
NEA’s response to Ofwat’s consultation on the role of customer engagement in the next price review, PR24.
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Smart meter policy framework post 2020: minimum annual targets and reporting thresholds for energy suppliers
Posted on 15th Jan 2021
NEA supports the smart meter rollout, and broadly the mechanism for attributing targets to suppliers for the next phase. However
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Improving the Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and Wales
Posted on 21st Dec 2020
Cold, damp and unsafe homes continue to cause shocking levels of unnecessary hardship and premature mortality. Across the UK, NEA
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to CCW’s Water Affordability Review call for evidence
Posted on 15th Dec 2020
NEA’s Response to the CCW Call for Evidence for the Water Affordability Review. NEA considers all aspects of the
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Response to Ofgem consultation ‘Extending protections for domestic customers who may have prepayment meters installed under warrant
Posted on 08th Dec 2020
Overall, NEA is pleased that Ofgem is seeking to extend protections for domestic customers who may have prepayment meters installed
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Comments on Provisional Findings of Water Redeterminations 2020
Posted on 28th Oct 2020
NEA recognises that many low-income households experience affordability issues with their essential household bills, rarely struggling with one bill in
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofgem’s RIIO 2 Sector Specific Consultation (ED2)
Posted on 17th Oct 2020
NEA has extensively engaged with Ofgem the DNOs to help shape this price control, through stakeholder meetings, workshops, and through
Nation / Region:
England
,
Wales
UK Fuel Poverty Monitor 2019-20
Posted on 14th Sep 2020
This year’s UK Fuel Poverty Monitor (UKFPM) reviews the events that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how
NEA response to Ofgem’s self-disconnection and self-rationing final proposals
Posted on 23rd Aug 2020
NEA response to Ofgem’s self-disconnection and self-rationing final proposals
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
BEIS Smart Metering Implementation Programme: Consultation on future co-ordinated consumer engagement
Posted on 17th Aug 2020
In response to the NAO’s report7 in 2018 on smart meters we highlighted our concern that the smart meter roll-out
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
A new fuel poverty strategy for Wales
Posted on 29th Jul 2020
This short briefing highlights the key commitments NEA Cymru would like to see reflected in the consultation and final strategy,
NEA response to the Labour Party Consultation on a Green Recovery
Posted on 14th Jul 2020
Respiratory and circulatory diseases are linked to living in a cold and damp home and amongst those living with fuel
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Response to Innovation funding and competition: further consultation on design and implementation
Posted on 27th Jun 2020
NEA recognises that many low-income households experience affordability issues with their essential household bills, rarely struggling with one bill in
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Response to Ofwat innovation funding and competition: further consultation on design and implementation
Posted on 17th Jun 2020
In our January 2020 response to Ofwat’s forward work plan, we acknowledged that driving innovation across the water sector was
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Heat Networks: Building a Market Framework
Posted on 01st Jun 2020
District heating can contribute to fuel poverty reduction targets through its ability to provide stable and predictable prices for energy
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofwat Forward Work Programme 2020-21
Posted on 26th Feb 2020
Driving consumer and societal outcomes through company performance should remain a key ambition of Ofwat so that it can continue
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Keeping Britain Warm and Well: How to help millions of people pay a fair price for their energy
Posted on 17th Feb 2020
The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme currently provides a payment of £140 (inclusive of VAT) towards energy bills, and also contains
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Citizens Advice Draft Consumer Work Plan 2020-21
Posted on 17th Jan 2020
Over the last year, NEA has worked alongside Citizens Advice on a number of issues in order to facilitate better
Nation / Region:
England
,
Wales
NEA response to Ofgem’s Forward Work Programme 2020/22 Consultation
Posted on 17th Jan 2020
Over the last year, NEA, alongside other consumer groups, worked with Ofgem to secure some key improvements in the treatment
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Delivering a Smart System: Consultation on a Smart Meter Policy Framework post 2020
Posted on 18th Nov 2019
NEA has a long-standing interest in smart meters and their roll-out in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, particularly with regard
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Climate Change Environment and Rural Affairs Committee: Inquiry into fuel poverty
Posted on 18th Nov 2019
NEA Cymru welcomes the opportunity to respond to the committees inquiry in to fuel poverty and would like to thank
Warm and Safe Homes: Vulnerable people first. Impact report 2018-19
Posted on 02nd Oct 2019
The challenge for most charities is to do remarkable things in testing circumstances. That is certainly true for NEA and
Better at Home
Posted on 02nd Oct 2019
NEA worked with Macmillan Cancer Support to identify vulnerable households at risk of fuel poverty, living in a cold home
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofgem’s consultation “Proposals to improve outcomes for consumers who experience self-disconnection and self-rationing”
Posted on 22nd Sep 2019
The proposals made in this consultation will undoubtedly have a material affect on the number of customers that self-disconnect and
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to the Joint BEIS and Ofgem Consultation “Flexible and Responsive Energy Retail Markets”
Posted on 22nd Sep 2019
NEA believes dramatically improving domestic energy efficiency levels remains the most enduring solution to addressing energy affordability, however, we also
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
UK Fuel Poverty Monitor 2018-19
Posted on 22nd Sep 2019
This year, the focus of the Monitor is on progress in delivering existing fuel poverty strategies in England, Wales, Scotland
NEA response to BEIS Consultation: ECO – Improving Customer Protections
Posted on 05th Aug 2019
Given the stated aim to target low income, fuel poor and vulnerable households; NEA believes it is paramount that beneficiaries
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
NEA response to Ofwat’s draft determinations PR19
Posted on 01st Aug 2019
NEA welcomes Ofwat’s recognition of affordability issues with water bills, highlighted by the 3 million customers in England and Wales
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Warm Homes Fund Programme Evaluation: Abridged interim report
Posted on 17th May 2019
The evaluation consortium has been working together on evaluating the impacts of the Warm Homes Fund (WHF) over the winter
Nation / Region:
Wales
,
England
Health and Innovation Programme Social Evaluation Report 2017-18: Executive Summary
Posted on 11th Sep 2018
The Health and Innovation Programme was a £26.2 million programme to bring affordable warmth to fuel poor and vulnerable households in
Nation / Region:
Scotland
,
Wales
,
England
Understanding Carbon Monoxide Rise in Households Vulnerable to Fuel Poverty
Posted on 15th Sep 2017
This research investigated the relationship between fuel poverty and carbon monoxide (CO) risk in households on low incomes and in
The Cold Man of Europe
Posted on 01st Oct 2015
This briefing compares the state of the UK housing stock and fuel poverty levels with 15 other European countries. It concludes