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Blog: Warm homes: do we now have a plan?

Posted on 23rd Jan 2026
In what appeared to be a never-ending saga of ‘will they, won’t they’, the UK Government has now finally published the much-awaited Warm Homes Plan.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Fuel Poverty, Fuel Poverty Strategy

Blog: Life skills, education, and the fight against fuel poverty

Posted on 22nd Jan 2026
Michala Sullivan, Training Programme Delivery Manager, says the updated England Draft National Curriculum, with its renewed emphasis on practical life skills, offers an opportunity to fight fuel poverty.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
Tags: Blog

The government publishes first details of Warm Homes Plan

Posted on 21st Jan 2026
The government has published the first details of its Warm Homes Plan.
Nation / Region: UK,
Content Type: News
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Coalition of over 140 organisations and MPs call for consultation on a social tariff for energy
Coalition of over 140 organisations and MPs call for consultation on a social tariff for energy
Post on 28th Sep 2023
As Ofgem’s price cap changes take effect this Sunday (1 October), a coalition of over 140 charities, organisations and MPs is calling on the government to take action to support vulnerable households with their energy bills.
Nation / Region: UK , Wales , Northern Ireland
Content Type:News
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Standing charge rises are hurting low-income households
Standing charge rises are hurting low-income households
Post on 08th Sep 2023
The standing charge is a fixed daily fee applied to energy bills. It covers the cost of maintaining the infrastructure and providing services, regardless of whether you use these services are not.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter
Over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter
Post on 06th Sep 2023
Today, the chief executive of fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) told MPs that over a million vulnerable households missed out on vital energy crisis support last winter.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support
Nearly half of Gypsy and Traveller communities may not have received any Government energy crisis support
Post on 10th Aug 2023
New research finds many in the Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, and Nomadic (GTRNCs) communities have been left without government support during the energy crisis.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty
UK Government energy support ends for over 20 million households tomorrow – leaving 6.6 million in fuel poverty
Post on 30th Jun 2023
Tomorrow (1 July) UK Government energy bills support ends for over two thirds of households across the UK. Ofgem’s price cap is reducing, meaning the typical annual bill will be £2,100 but 6.6 million UK households will be in fuel poverty.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report – National Energy Action’s response
Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report – National Energy Action’s response
Post on 26th Jun 2023
Commenting on the publication of the Committee on Fuel Poverty’s annual report Adam Scorer, Chief Executive of National Energy Action, says: ‘The UK has some of the least efficient homes in Europe.’
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs
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ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN: Thousands of households are in danger of missing out on vital energy vouchers
ONE WEEK COUNTDOWN: Thousands of households are in danger of missing out on vital energy vouchers
Post on 26th Jun 2023
30 June is the deadline for those who have not yet had their Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers to get them reissued to them.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Energy Costs, Policy
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Major fuel poverty project cuts households’ energy costs by over £900 a year 
Major fuel poverty project cuts households’ energy costs by over £900 a year 
Post on 21st Jun 2023
New research from Newcastle University on one of Great Britain’s largest fuel poverty projects finds that on average households saw their annual energy running costs drop from £2,011 to £1,089.
Content Type:News
Energy Efficiency, Energy Costs
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New UK Government data reveals Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent are worst affected by fuel poverty
New UK Government data reveals Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent are worst affected by fuel poverty
Post on 27th Apr 2023
Today, the UK Government releases new data showing fuel poverty regionally in England.  
Content Type:News
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