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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
Tags: Fuel Poverty

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
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
Blog
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Fuel poverty charity chief executive says, “There are questions that need to be answered, and answered quickly.”
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.”
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
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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
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.
Nation / Region: Wales
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Fuel Debt, Finance, Family
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Fuel Poverty charity’s reaction to Liz Truss’s energy freeze announcement today
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.
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK , Scotland
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Over half of parents may resort to washing children’s school uniforms by hand, amid cost-of-living crisis
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.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Water Poverty, Energy crisis
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Marmot warns ‘epidemic-levels’ of fuel poverty could cause a ‘significant humanitarian crisis’
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. 
Nation / Region: UK , Scotland , Northern Ireland , Wales
Content Type:News
Energy crisis
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