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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
New energy strategies fall £1.4bn short of manifesto pledge to help the poorest households
New energy strategies fall £1.4bn short of manifesto pledge to help the poorest households
Post on 19th Oct 2021
NEA warns that investment is less than half of the funding pledged within the Government’s 2019 manifesto for the poorest households in the least efficient homes.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Net Zero, Climate Change
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Keeping Warm with your High Street Voucher
Keeping Warm with your High Street Voucher
Post on 18th Oct 2021
Five top tips that you can spend your High Street scheme ‘Spend Local’ card on to help reduce your heating and energy bills.
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland
Content Type:News
News, Northern Ireland, News Release
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Tribute to Sir David Amess MP
Tribute to Sir David Amess MP
Post on 16th Oct 2021
National Energy Action tribute to Sir David Amess MP
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
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500,000 at risk of fuel poverty after tomorrow’s price rises
500,000 at risk of fuel poverty after tomorrow’s price rises
Post on 30th Sep 2021
Charity says new Household Support Fund welcome but not enough to prevent needless deaths this winter
Nation / Region: Wales , Scotland
Content Type:News
Consumer Protection, Excess winter death
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Helping the poorest survive the energy crisis this winter
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
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK
Content Type:News
Blog
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Warm Homes Week – what a time to hold a fuel poverty conference
Warm Homes Week – what a time to hold a fuel poverty conference
Post on 23rd Sep 2021
Blog by Adam Scorer, Chief Executive
Nation / Region: Northern Ireland , Wales , UK
Content Type:News
News, News Release, Blog
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Fuel poverty charity comments on ‘devastating’ increase to energy price cap
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.
Nation / Region: Wales
Content Type:News
Media, Policy, Vulnerability, Vulnerability in the Energy Market, News, News Release
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Charity comments on UK Government’s energy retail market strategy
Charity comments on UK Government’s energy retail market strategy
Post on 23rd Jul 2021
Today (23 July 2021) the UK Government launched its new Energy Retail Market Strategy.
Nation / Region: UK
Content Type:News
News, News Release, UK Government, Energy
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Pioneering new safeguarding scheme hits 1000 referral milestone
Pioneering new safeguarding scheme hits 1000 referral milestone
Post on 22nd Jul 2021
1000 households have been referred to a pioneering new customer safeguarding scheme launched by fuel poverty charity, National Energy Action (NEA), the Cadent Foundation and gas distribution network, Cadent.
Content Type:News
Fuel Poverty, Consumer Protection, Carbon Monoxide, Advice
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