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New government statistics show Stoke-on-Trent is fuel poverty capital of England
Posted on 25th Apr 2024
New analysis by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) reveals Stoke-on-Trent has the greatest proportion of households living in fuel poverty at 24.7%, replacing Birmingham in the top spot.
Nation / Region:
England,
Content Type:
News
Over £3 billion energy debt wipes out price cap drop for millions of customers
Posted on 30th Mar 2024
Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action says that despite the price cap falling £238 a year for typical households from April, 2.3 million households are on average paying more than at the height of the crisis because of energy debt.
Nation / Region:
UK,
Content Type:
News
Warm Homes, Healthy Futures
Posted on 19th Mar 2024
National Energy Action has launched Warm Homes, Healthy Futures, our GB-wide fuel poverty and health programme. Announced at our reception in London in March 2024.
Nation / Region:
Wales, UK, Scotland,
Content Type:
News
New details announced on cost of living payments
Post on 03rd Jan 2023
The Government’s targeted support won’t be enough however to stop millions of vulnerable people sinking further into debt or being at risk of physical and mental harm, as they ration their energy to dangerous levels.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News
Fuel poverty charity joins calls for investigation into why so many energy prepay customers have not received support
Post on 20th Dec 2022
We are joining Which?, Citizens Advice, Age UK and Money Saving Expert in calling on energy firms and the government to urgently investigate why so many customers on traditional prepayment meters have not yet accessed the government support.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News
Charity warns UK Government could miss its legal fuel poverty commitments by over 150 years
Post on 05th Dec 2022
National Energy Action is warning that, based on current delivery rates of home energy efficiency measures, the UK Government could miss its legal target to improve all fuel poor homes in England to a reasonable standard by over 150 years.
Content Type:News
42% of vouchers for customers with older prepayment meters have yet to be redeemed
Post on 18th Nov 2022
New UK Government data released today highlights 42% of vouchers for customers with older prepayment meters have yet to be redeemed for one of the UK Government flagship schemes to tackle the energy crisis.
Nation / Region:
UK
Content Type:News
Over half a million households no longer eligible for UK Government energy rebate
Post on 16th Nov 2022
The UK Government is changing the targeting of the Warm Home Discount scheme and National Energy Action is concerned that over 500,000 households across England and Wales who were previously able to receive an electricity rebate will now not be eligible.
Content Type:News
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.
Content Type:News
Solving the cost of living crisis: the case for a new social tariff in the energy market
Post on 05th Jul 2022
On 4 July 2022, National Energy Action published a new report arguing for the introduction of a social energy tariff for low-income households.
Content Type:News
Chancellor’s cost of living measures “avert the darkest of outcomes”
Post on 26th May 2022
National Energy Action (NEA) chief executive Adam Scorer responds to the Chancellor’s cost of living and energy crisis measures.
Content Type:News
Fuel poverty charity comments on ‘devastating’ increase to energy price cap
Post on 06th Aug 2021
Today the GB energy regulator, Ofgem, has announced the biggest ever increase to the energy price cap.
Nation / Region:
Wales
Content Type:News
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