Ofgem has announced the energy price cap for April to June is now set to rise by 6.4% from current levels meaning an average annual bill of £1,849 for households paying by direct debit. This means the average household is set to pay over £800 more per year for their energy compared to winter 2020/21 …
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of UK parents cut back their energy use over the winter period due to high bills, according to research commissioned by the biggest parent-led climate group in the UK, Parents For Future UK. Parents with the lowest incomes (under £20,000) were cutting back the most on energy usage during the cold months (82%). Parents …
Campaign Collective supports the call for an Emergency Energy Tariff through its work with the Warm This Winter campaign. 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 …
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A petition calling for an overhaul of our energy pricing structure was delivered to Downing Street. The ‘Energy For All’ petition, signed by over 650,000 people, calls for a universal, free amount of energy that would cover everyone’s basic necessities of heating, lighting and cooking. This would be paid for by ending the millions of …
As the fall-out continues from the Chancellor’s mini-Budget, new analysis of the impact of the Energy Price Guarantee has revealed a stark winter facing millions of people as energy prices soar. After intense pressure from campaigners (including the End Fuel Poverty Coalition which is co-ordinated by Campaign Collective), the Government has introduced the Energy Price …
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Members of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, which is co-ordinated by Campaign Collective, have reacted to the news of “sky-rocketing” energy bills and a “woeful” response by the UK Government. Described as a catastrophic rise, the New Statesman quoted the Coalition’s immediate response: This is actually the lives of our kids and the health and …