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Fuel poverty: Can Tories hang onto seats as energy bills fall?
Energy bills for the average household are set to fall by £122 a year from July under the new price cap set by regulator Ofgem.
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Energy crisis: UK fuel poverty forcing people to food banks
High energy bills have been fuelling the pain for those hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis.
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Over eight million households across UK will be in fuel poverty by April 2023
The cost of living crisis is affecting millions across the country. According to the charity National Energy Action, over eight million households in the UK will be in fuel poverty by next April. That’s an increase of nearly 90% from last year and means one in three households will be paying a disproportionate amount of…
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‘There is no life’: More than a million working households to fall into fuel poverty as price cap increases tomorrow
With average energy bills set to rise a record 54 per cent from tomorrow – energy websites have been crashing as people rush to submit a meter reading before the deadline to avoid overcharging.
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Turning the heat up on PM’s fuel poverty claims – FactCheck
David Cameron says that fuel poverty only went up under Labour, but having looked at the figures, FactCheck isn’t as convinced. Same goes for his claims on winter fuel payments.
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Fuel poverty: millions paying more than they can afford
There’s a new measure for fuel poverty – but it still shows millions of English households face a growing gap between the energy bills they need to pay and what they can afford.
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Number of children in fuel poverty rises to 1.6 million
The number of UK children living in fuel poverty rises to 1.6 million – a 9 per cent increase over three years – according to new research, which comes as British Gas announces an 11 per cent profit.
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Fuel poverty ‘could hit another 300,000’ people
Price hikes will push another 300,000 people into fuel poverty by Christmas and 9 million homes could be in fuel poverty by 2016, according to the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group.
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Record fuel poverty as energy campaign launches
The coalition wants to end fuel poverty by 2016, and consumer groups are fighting for “fairer” energy prices. But as Channel 4 News reveals, there are still more people in fuel poverty than ever.
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Fuel poverty ‘will kill thousands’
An interim independent report predicts that 2,700 people will die this winter as a consequence of fuel poverty, a figure greater than the number killed in traffic accidents each year.
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FactCheck: Are green taxes dragging Britain into fuel poverty?
“There’s no dispute that rapidly-rising fuel bills are hitting households hard. But who is to blame for the squeeze?”
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A quarter of families face fuel poverty by 2015
The rise of wholesale energy costs is predicted to put a quarter of households in fuel poverty and may force the government to do a U-turn on its green commitments.
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Government fuel poverty targets likely to be missed
Exclusive: The Government is seriously underestimating the number of people in fuel poverty according to its own advisor, who tells Channel 4 News the situation is “dire”. Siobhan Kennedy reports.
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Price hikes push a million more homes into fuel poverty
As government figures show a million more households suffering fuel poverty in 2009, consumer groups warn that continued gas and electricity price rises could see this figure soar in coming months.
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Cold weather leads to rise in fuel poverty
Freezing weather and rising energy bills are pushing more people into fuel poverty, Channel 4 News is told.
