Simon Francis, End Fuel Poverty Coalition coordinator and Campaign Collective founder member, addresses the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee on 6 September 2023

Founder member called to parliament as fuel poverty expert

Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition and a Campaign Collective founder member, told the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee yesterday that estimates suggested that there were 4,706 excess winter deaths over 2022 to 2023 caused by living in a cold damp home in England, Scotland and Wales, up from 3,186 the …

Petitioners hand in their demand to stay warm this winter at Downing Street

Fuel poverty petition handed in at Downing Street

The British public is decisively in favour of a swift transition away from fossil fuels in order to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of energy, according to new research released as a petition to call for more support for those in fuel poverty has been handed in to Downing Street. Over half of adults in …

Over 1,000 dead in December 2022 due to cold homes

Over 1,000 people died in England as a result of living in cold damp homes in December 2022. [1] Based on new analysis by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition of official data for December 2022, the levels of excess winter deaths caused by cold homes exceeded those of December 2021 and were similar in level …

Public demand more support for people in fuel poverty

The overwhelming majority of the population believe the Government should do more to help people through the energy crisis, according to new polling by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, which is co-ordinated by Campaign Collective. Over 60 charities, co-ordinated by the Warm This Winter campaign, have joined forces to write to the new Prime Minister …