Call for social tariff grows stronger

A coalition of more than 140 organisations and MPs is demanding a government consultation on a social tariff

Claire Coutinho takes on role of Energy Security Secretary

Education Minister Claire Coutinho has been appointed Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, known for past advisory role at the Treasury under Rishi Sunak

“Flawed” scheme leaves 700k households without energy bill support’

Around 700,000 households, mainly older people, missed out on the Energy Bills Support Scheme’s Alternative Fund, according to a report

Charities call for ‘prepayment meter amnesty’

Officials have been urged to permanently ban the force-fitting of prepayment meters

Vulnerable pensioners ‘spend a fifth of their income on energy bills’

Nearly 29% of older households in England are ‘fuel-stressed’, according to new report

‘Almost a quarter of older people face fuel stress from April’

The figure could rise to 35% when prices go up again in October, a charity has warned

Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘could leave 8.5m UK households in fuel poverty’

The government has been urged to add further measures to its upcoming Economic Statement

Nearly 24% of elderly ‘face the dilemma ‘eat or heat”

More than half of over-65s said they would have to heat their homes less this winter, according to a new survey

Soaring energy bills could put elderly at risk of ‘freezing to death’

Charity warns energy costs will push an estimated 150,000 extra older households into fuel poverty this winter

‘Millions of pensioners will struggle to pay their energy bills this winter’

The ongoing energy crisis will see 150,000 elderly people fall into fuel poverty and 1.1m struggle to pay their bills, a new study claims