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The Rooftop
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Political party leaders have been warned that vulnerable adults and children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal in an open letter from campaigners.
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Heather Rogers
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The energy bills crisis is now predicted to be so severe that a wide range of health, poverty, housing and environmental organisations and academics have written to Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, to request the introduction of an Emergency Energy Tariff. The Emergency Energy Tariff would use the existing Energy Price Guarantee mechanism to fix the […]
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Heather Rogers
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Energy suppliers must prioritise enquiries from vulnerable customers and their representatives who need help under new rules announced by Ofgem. The rule change was first suggested by an advice worker at South West London Law Centres who gave evidence to the House of Commons Committee for Energy Security in September. Roni Marsh told MPs: “I […]
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Ian Morton
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MPs on the House of Commons Energy Security Committee have backed plans from charities to provide more support to households this winter.
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Simon Francis
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Leading debt and fuel poverty campaigners have called on the Government to introduce a “help to repay” scheme to help households out of mounting energy bills debt levels.
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Lizzie Lewis
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UK energy customers with a prepayment meter (PPM) have until the end of June to redeem any unclaimed Energy Bill Support Scheme vouchers before they expire.
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Simon Francis
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Trade unions have backed a call from social workers and educational psychologists for urgent UK Government action to protect the future of young people.
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Simon Francis
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Almost three-quarters of the public would back changes to the Energy Bill to ensure the Government can ban the forced transfer of homes onto prepayment meters.
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Simon Francis
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Council candidates have been lining up to a pledge to help end fuel poverty as part of their local election campaigns.
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Simon Francis
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The typical UK home could save £1,800 every year on their energy bills by the end of this decade if plans to roll out insulation, and heat pumps are ramped up, according to a new online calculator.
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