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Snow and cold health warnings demonstrate need for energy bill support - As health experts warn old and disabled peoples’ lives are at risk with Britain set to freeze until Wednesday (January… … Continue reading "Snow and cold health warnings demonstrate need for energy bill support"
Public reveal energy security fears as price cap increases - Three quarters (74%) of the public are worried about the global insecurity of energy prices over the next five years,… … Continue reading "Public reveal energy security fears as price cap increases"
Energy firm profits top £483 billion since start of crisis - Just 20 energy companies have made £483 billion in profits since the start of the energy bills crisis. [1] While… … Continue reading "Energy firm profits top £483 billion since start of crisis"
Millions to spend a fourth winter in cold damp homes - New figures reveal that 16% of UK adults (8.8m people) live in cold damp homes, exposed to the health complications… … Continue reading "Millions to spend a fourth winter in cold damp homes"
Insulate us from energy shocks say bill payers as public reveal cold winter fears - New figures from the Warm This Winter campaign have found that almost half (47%) of those polled are worried about… … Continue reading "Insulate us from energy shocks say bill payers as public reveal cold winter fears"
Warm Homes Plan “downpayment”, but no additional energy help in Budget - The first Budget of the new Government gave little for fuel poverty campaigners to welcome. While investment in energy was… … Continue reading "Warm Homes Plan “downpayment”, but no additional energy help in Budget"
Critically low energy usage hits fuel poor during cold weather - Some of the UK’s poorest households use 21% less energy during cold weather than other households, leaving them exposed to… … Continue reading "Critically low energy usage hits fuel poor during cold weather"
Public support for energy social tariff surges ahead of the Budget - A huge majority of the public back the Government providing more support to vulnerable households with their energy bills. [1]… … Continue reading "Public support for energy social tariff surges ahead of the Budget"
Winter fuel payment cuts set to hit 84% of disabled pensioners - Over four-fifths (84%) of older people with a long-term health condition or disability claim they will no longer get Winter… … Continue reading "Winter fuel payment cuts set to hit 84% of disabled pensioners"
Cold damp homes cost to NHS estimated as energy price cap rises - New estimates predict that cuts to the winter fuel payment could lead to increased costs to the NHS. [1] The… … Continue reading "Cold damp homes cost to NHS estimated as energy price cap rises"
Ministers unveil plans to help renters, but winter fuel payments axe stays - The Energy Secretary has announced a plan to ensure warm homes for all renters - in both private and social… … Continue reading "Ministers unveil plans to help renters, but winter fuel payments axe stays"
MPs back dangerous winter fuel payments axe - MPs have approved plans to axe Winter Fuel Payments to millions of older households. Politicians approved the measure despite recent… … Continue reading "MPs back dangerous winter fuel payments axe"Our Aims
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition is a broad coalition of anti-poverty, environmental, health and housing campaigners, charities, local authorities, trade unions and consumer organisations.
We believe that everybody has the right to a warm, dry home that they can afford to heat and power.
However, there are millions of households living in fuel poverty.
Simply, this means that millions of people are pushed into poverty because of the costs of meeting their basic need to keep warm (or cool in summer).
Millions of people cannot afford to heat and power their homes. Millions are suffering ill-health, stress and anxiety from unaffordable fuel bills, reduced educational attainment and social isolation as a result. This is avoidable.
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition campaigns to influence government and other bodies to take action to end fuel poverty and thereby improve people’s health and quality of life as well as seeking to reduce the cost of living, create jobs and negate carbon emissions in the process.
You can find out more about fuel poverty, our aims and helpful sources of guidance on this site.
