Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action has revealed that over £440 million allocated to support vulnerable households with their energy bills went unspent last winter.
Not-for-profit centre of excellence Energy Systems Catapult has partnered with Electricity North West and Impact Market Research to better identify low income and vulnerable (LIV) customers and tailor energy support.
Both the National Energy Action (NEA) and the Social Market Foundation (SMF) have said that over seven million households face the risk of fuel poverty come April 2024 prompting calls for politicians to provide “workable long-duration policies”.
Technology software company, UrbanTide, have announced new artificial intelligence (AI) technology which aims to identify households with poor energy efficiency, helping people save on their energy bills.
The National Health Service (NHS) has made an ‘unprecedented move’ calling on the government to review the energy price cap increase in order to avoid a public health emergency.
Energy bills increasing again in October could leave more than 14 million people in Britain unable to afford them, suggests a new report from Citizens Advice.
Charities have called on the government to cut energy bills for the most vulnerable households, as they warn 8.5 million UK households face fuel poverty.
