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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
Tags: Fuel Poverty, 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
Tags: News

National Energy Action: ‘the Budget has done almost nothing to help fuel poor households’

Posted on 06th Mar 2024
In response to today’s Budget, Chief Executive of National Energy Action (NEA), Adam Scorer, says fuel poor households have been forgotten.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Fuel Poverty
Fuel poverty charity joins calls for investigation into why so many energy prepay customers have not received support
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
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy, News, News Release, Energy crisis, Energy Bills
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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day: we hope the government is paying attention
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day: we hope the government is paying attention
Post on 07th Dec 2022
Our Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on Friday 2 December took place in the most desperate circumstances we’ve seen at National Energy Action, during our 40 years of existence.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Campaigns
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8.4 million UK households will be in fuel poverty from April, says National Energy Action
8.4 million UK households will be in fuel poverty from April, says National Energy Action
Post on 01st Dec 2022
Ahead of National Energy Action’s Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on Friday 2 December, the charity releases new figures to show the impact of this winter’s spiralling prices. From April, 8.4 million UK households will be in fuel poverty.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty
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National Energy Action comments on Ofgem changes to GB Energy Price Cap
National Energy Action comments on Ofgem changes to GB Energy Price Cap
Post on 24th Nov 2022
National Energy Action comments on Ofgem changes to GB Energy Price Cap
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty
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New charity single ‘This Christmas’ released to support National Energy Action
New charity single ‘This Christmas’ released to support National Energy Action
Post on 21st Nov 2022
Songwriter Eliot Kennedy is going to donate proceeds from his new single, ‘This Christmas’, to National Energy Action, with former Take That star Gary Barlow supporting it.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs
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42% of vouchers for customers with older prepayment meters have yet to be redeemed
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
Fuel Poverty, Policy
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Fuel Poverty charity National Energy Action – financial statement response
Fuel Poverty charity National Energy Action – financial statement response
Post on 18th Nov 2022
After today’s Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, many vulnerable people are “now at acute risk of being left out in the cold,” according to fuel poverty charity National Energy Action.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK
Content Type:News
News Release
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Over half a million households no longer eligible for UK Government energy rebate
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.
Nation / Region: Wales , UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Changes to the Energy Price Guarantee
Changes to the Energy Price Guarantee
Post on 18th Oct 2022
On Monday 17 October 2022 the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced that there will be key changes to the Energy Price Guarantee, which capped the unit cost making the average annual energy bill £2,500.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
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