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Energy bills drop tomorrow ‘a false dawn’
Posted on 31st Mar 2026
Tomorrow (Wednesday 1 April), the price cap changes and annual energy bills will fall by £117, or 7% for a typical household on electricity and gas and paying by direct debit.
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Latest fuel poverty statistics for England
Posted on 26th Mar 2026
Today, the government published the latest fuel poverty statistics for England. While the figures show 100,000 households were lifted out of fuel poverty in 2024, our Director of Policy and Advocacy cautions there is more to the data.
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England,
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Energy price cap prediction shows the ‘potential for another energy crisis is real’
Posted on 20th Mar 2026
Cornwall Insight has predicted that the typical energy bill will rise to £1,973 a year from July 2026. National Energy Action responds.
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England,
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National Energy Action responds to Ofgem’s decision not to lower the standing charge
Post on 12th Dec 2024
Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed, following a year of consultation, that it will not be lowering the level of the standing charge.
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New data reveals how much it really costs to keep your home at a safe temperature
Post on 26th Nov 2024
Ahead of National Energy Action’s Fuel Poverty Awareness Day tomorrow (Wednesday 27 November), new exclusive data comes from the University of Salford’s full-sized test house.
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‘Too scared to turn on the heat’ – 40% of Northern Irish households are still in fuel poverty
Post on 26th Nov 2024
New polling by LucidTalk, commissioned by National Energy Action Northern Ireland (NEA NI), shows the extent of fuel poverty in Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
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Millions of vulnerable households could narrowly miss out on Cold Weather Payments
Post on 24th Nov 2024
Fuel Poverty charity, National Energy Action (NEA), has warned that millions of vulnerable households could narrowly miss out on Cold Weather Payments over the weekend.
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National Energy Action responds to energy price cap announcement: ‘Now we know there will be no let up into January and beyond’
Post on 22nd Nov 2024
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that the January price will be £1,738 a year for a typical household. This is an increase of £21 or 1% from the current level.
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National Energy Action response to January 2025 energy price cap prediction
Post on 18th Nov 2024
Energy sector consultancy Cornwall Insight has made its final prediction for the January 2025 energy price cap level, forecasting energy bills to increase slightly to £1,736 a year for a typical household.
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Temperatures set to fall ahead of new energy price cap announcement and Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Post on 17th Nov 2024
Arctic air is due to move in this weekend and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued its first yellow cold weather alert this year for the North East, the North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands.
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New community retrofit hub project to help households make energy efficiency improvements
Post on 14th Nov 2024
Communities in Sheffield and Burnley will have access to new local energy action teams to help make their homes more energy efficient, through fuel poverty charity National Energy Action’s new pilot project.
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Yorks & Humber
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National Energy Action: ‘This Budget will not lessen the impact of unaffordable energy bills and record levels of energy debt this winter’
Post on 30th Oct 2024
In response to today’s Autumn Budget, National Energy Action Chief Executive Adam Scorer says, ‘This Budget will not lessen the impact of unaffordable energy bills and record levels of energy debt this winter.’
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