Ofgem urged to consider tariff mandate in standing charges reform

The Committee on Fuel Poverty urges Ofgem to mandate diverse tariffs, requiring suppliers to leverage energy usage data for optimal unit rate and standing charge combinations, suggesting the implementation of two standing tariffs

Customers hit as suppliers seek to recover costs of PPM ban

The Committee on Fuel Poverty opposes Ofgem’s plan to allow suppliers to recover costs related to the moratorium on involuntary PPM installations

Fuel poverty advisor slams Ofgem’s actions on forced prepayment meters

The Committee on Fuel Poverty has proposed a winter ban on forced PPM installations

Fuel poverty crisis deepens: UK Government ‘on the brink of missing 2025 milestone’

Households struggling to afford adequate heating is projected to skyrocket to 3.53 million in 2023, according to a report

UK households resort to risky methods to cut energy usage, ministers warned

Last winter, nearly 57% of adults who had to cut fuel usage due to financial constraints suffered negative impacts on their health and well-being, a public body has found

Rishi Sunak told ‘retreating on energy efficiency undermines goals’

This is in a letter from the Committee on Fuel Poverty, urging the PM to protect vulnerable households

Committee on Fuel Poverty appoints new members

These members will provide their expertise to tackle the continuing rises in energy bills for low-income households

Caroline Flint appointed Chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty

The former MP for Don Valley, who will take on the new role from 31st January 2022 for three years, represented a former mining constituency with areas of acute deprivation and a growing low income private rented sector