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October energy bill rise to plunge 400,000 more UK households into fuel poverty this winter
Posted on 23rd Aug 2024
As Ofgem announces the new price cap today (Friday 23 August), fuel poverty charity National Energy Action’s figures show the number of UK households in fuel poverty will rise to 6 million from October.
Nation / Region:
England, Wales, UK, Scotland,
Content Type:
News
Price cap predicted to rise: Charity warns households ‘will go into winter with less support and higher energy bills’
Posted on 19th Aug 2024
Energy sector consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that the October price cap level will rise for a ‘typical’ household, ahead of winter when energy use is higher.
Nation / Region:
UK,
Content Type:
News
‘Any drop in energy bills is welcome, but modest falls in summer look set to be wiped out by bigger rises in Autumn when people will need to put the heating back on.’
Posted on 01st Jul 2024
Today the energy bill price cap changes. It will drop by 7% this summer, making the typical bill £1,568 a year.
Nation / Region:
UK,
Content Type:
News
Warm Homes Week – what a time to hold a fuel poverty conference
Post on 23rd Sep 2021
Blog by Adam Scorer, Chief Executive
Content Type:News
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
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
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
Vulnerable ‘pay as you go’ energy customers put at ‘needless’ risk during pandemic
Post on 28th Jun 2021
A new report released today [Tuesday 29th June] highlights that more than 2 million ‘pay as you go’ customers with older ‘legacy’ energy meters were put at needless risk during the pandemic.
Content Type:News
Ofwat guidelines for water companies in supporting residential customers pay their bill, access help and repay debts: a consultation
Post on 16th Jun 2021
Millions of utility customers are struggling to pay their utility bills.
Nation / Region:
Wales
Content Type:News
Understanding the significance of the outcomes of the water affordability review
Post on 26th May 2021
Jess Cook – Project Development Manager (Water Poverty) reflects on the significance of the outcomes of the water affordability review
Nation / Region:
Wales
Content Type:News
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