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Energy bills drop tomorrow ‘a false dawn’
Posted on 31st Mar 2026
Tomorrow (Wednesday 1 April), the price cap changes and annual energy bills will fall by £117, or 7% for a typical household on electricity and gas and paying by direct debit.
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Latest fuel poverty statistics for England
Posted on 26th Mar 2026
Today, the government published the latest fuel poverty statistics for England. While the figures show 100,000 households were lifted out of fuel poverty in 2024, our Director of Policy and Advocacy cautions there is more to the data.
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England,
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Energy price cap prediction shows the ‘potential for another energy crisis is real’
Posted on 20th Mar 2026
Cornwall Insight has predicted that the typical energy bill will rise to £1,973 a year from July 2026. National Energy Action responds.
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England,
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Fuel poverty charity chief executive says, “There are questions that need to be answered, and answered quickly.”
Post on 18th Oct 2022
In response to the announcement that the Energy Price Guarantee ends in April, National Energy Action chief executive Adam Scorer said: “In seeking the confidence of markets, the government has created huge uncertainty for households.”
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UK
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As energy prices rise again, one quarter of parents have already cut back on the quantity of food to afford essentials
Post on 30th Sep 2022
Fuel Poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) and The Food Foundation have joined forces with a new survey and joint briefing to warn that energy price rises are harming children’s development this winter.
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Wales
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Fuel Poverty charity’s reaction to Liz Truss’s energy freeze announcement today
Post on 08th Sep 2022
Today the UK Government has confirmed unmanageable gas and electricity bills across Great Britain will be frozen at an average of £2,500 a year, over £500 higher on average than they are currently.
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Over half of parents may resort to washing children’s school uniforms by hand, amid cost-of-living crisis
Post on 07th Sep 2022
New polling from YouGov and charity National Energy Action reveals that low-income parents will struggle to afford to wash their kids’ school unforms as new term nears.
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UK
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Marmot warns ‘epidemic-levels’ of fuel poverty could cause a ‘significant humanitarian crisis’
Post on 01st Sep 2022
Children’s development could become “blighted” by the energy crisis.
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National Energy Action: “A warm home this winter will be pipedream for millions as they are priced-out of a decent and healthy quality of life”
Post on 26th Aug 2022
Today fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) reacts to the news that energy regulator Ofgem has raised the energy price cap for the second time this year, pushing average household energy bills to £3,549 a year from 1 October.
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National Energy Action adds accessibility tool Recite Me to website
Post on 24th Aug 2022
We know that fuel poverty affects millions of UK households and Recite Me will mean we can offer help and expertise to as many people as possible – our clients and stakeholders.
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Charity comments on BEIS Committee report on energy pricing and the future of the energy market
Post on 25th Jul 2022
Energy prices continue to spiral, and vulnerable households in the energy market are being hardest hit. It is vital that the plans from the UK Government and Ofgem are scrutinised by Parliament, and they act on this credible set of recommendations to hel
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