15 million households will pay up to £96 a year more for their energy from April, as Ofgem raises the price cap to…
Continue Reading8,500 Deaths Due to Cold Homes Last Winter, Fuel Poverty Charity Warns
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Cold rooms caused 8,500 deaths in the UK last year and could contribute to many more this year, as millions face a long…
Continue Reading1 Million Pensioners to Receive £140 Warm Home Discount
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Nearly a million pensioners will receive £140 discounts on their electricity bills to offset the cost of heating their homes this winter.
Continue ReadingLeeds to Develop Six New District Heating Networks
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Leeds City Council is pouring £24 million into developing six new district heating networks, which will reduce the energy bills and carbon footprints…
Continue ReadingVAT Discount on Domestic Gas “Mostly Benefits Wealthier Households”
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A £2 billion VAT subsidy on domestic heating fuels, including natural gas, “mostly benefits wealthier households,” Green Alliance has argued.
Continue ReadingWelsh Government to Retrofit Social Housing to Boost Energy Efficiency
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The Welsh government has announced a £9.5 million social housing retrofit programme, intended to curb energy bills, reduce carbon emissions, tackle fuel poverty…
Continue ReadingChancellor Commits £1 Billion to Energy Efficiency–Less Than Promised
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The government’s coronavirus recovery package includes £1 billion to retrofit public buildings and social housing—less than one-ninth the Conservative Party pledged to invest…
Continue ReadingLockdown Could Exacerbate Fuel Poverty
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If lockdown measures are extended into the winter, households in poorly insulated homes will struggle to afford their energy bills, the Energy &…
Continue ReadingMayor Launches £3.6 Million Fund to Improve Energy Efficiency of London Homes
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A new £3.6 million fund will help London councils and housing associations kickstart the transformation of their ageing housing stock, making homes low-carbon,…
Continue ReadingGas and electricity bills will fall for 15 million households from April—but not by much.
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