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Budget: Lower energy bills welcome, but cuts leave the UK without ‘a plan to end fuel poverty’
Posted 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.
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6 million UK children struggling to stay warm this Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Posted 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
Posted 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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Preparing for Winter
Post on 14th Oct 2025
If you are on a low income, live in the private rented sector or live in an old, cold home (or all three), you now need to prepare for the cold season.
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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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Energy bills rise presents ‘a risk to health – and life – this winter’
Post on 30th Sep 2025
Price cap set to rise 2% tomorrow (1 October). New polling by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action finds three-quarters of those with a heart condition say they are likely to ration their heating.
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Energy debt and arrears climbs to £4.43 billion
Post on 26th Sep 2025
Ofgem’s latest debt figures are out – with energy debt and arrears totalling £4.43 billion in Q2 in 2025. This is up nearly £300mn from £4.15bn in the previous quarter and up by £0.74 billion on Q2 in 2024.
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Blog: Standing charge proposals leave big unanswered questions
Post on 24th Sep 2025
Ofgem has today confirmed it is likely to move ahead with plans to require energy companies across Great Britain to provide a ‘lower’ (yes, that’s right, not zero) standing charge tariff to domestic customers.
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Ofgem lower standing charges tariff consultation: ‘this complexity is being left at the feet of consumers’
Post on 24th Sep 2025
Energy regulator Ofgem has launched a consultation on requirements for suppliers to offer a lower standing charge tariff. Under the plans, these tariffs would be available to customers in Great Britain by January 2026.
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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.
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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.
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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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