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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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Vulnerable householders are ‘left in the cold’ by Rishi Sunak’s announcement today
Post on 27th Oct 2021
Budget response from NEA Chief Executive, Adam Scorer
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Charity calls on Chancellor to help poorer households across the United Kingdom balance their ‘negative budgets’ this winter
Post on 25th Oct 2021
NEA comments ahead of Wednesday’s Budget as householders battle high energy bills.
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Helping the poorest survive the energy crisis this winter
Post on 24th Sep 2021
A blog by Peter Smith, Director of Policy and Advocacy at National Energy Action
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Warm Homes Week – what a time to hold a fuel poverty conference
Post on 23rd Sep 2021
Blog by Adam Scorer, Chief Executive
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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.
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Wales
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Vulnerable ‘pay as you go’ energy customers put at ‘needless’ risk during pandemic
Post on 28th Jun 2021
A new report released today [Tuesday 29th June] highlights that more than 2 million ‘pay as you go’ customers with older ‘legacy’ energy meters were put at needless risk during the pandemic.
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Ofwat guidelines for water companies in supporting residential customers pay their bill, access help and repay debts: a consultation
Post on 16th Jun 2021
Millions of utility customers are struggling to pay their utility bills.
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Wales
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