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HISTORICAL FACTS: End fuel poverty coalition - The Untold Story

More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1

Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time.

Evening Standard

Hypothermia cases soared by 82 per cent in same month Bury great-gran was rushed to hospital with condition

Barbara Bolton died after contracting hypothermia - after she was found by relatives in her 'freezing cold' house

Manchester Evening News

Hypothermia cases soar by 82% in UK cold snap as thousands can't afford heating

Described by campaigners as "heartbreaking", the figures also show that 5,371 hypothermia cases - the equivalent of around 15 per day - were recorded over the whole of last year

Daily Mirror

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Fury at BP oil boss's £10million bonus while Brits struggle with sky-high bills

BP chief executive Bernard Looney could be in line for a fat paypacket but the End Fuel Poverty Coalition slammed the 'champagne lifestyle for energy bosses' while struggling Brits suffer in 'cold, damp homes'

Daily Mirror

Cost of living payments for 2023 will leave families ‘worse off’, say campaigners

£900 support won’t be enough, says End Fuel Poverty Coalition as government sets out payment schedule

The Independent UK

DWP announcement on £900 cash boost for Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credit recipients

The payments, which were confirmed in the autumn statement, will be made up of three payments that will go directly to bank accounts

Wales Online

Nine million spent Christmas in ‘Dickensian’ housing conditions, survey finds

Millions of adults with serious health conditions are spending Christmas in cold damp homes, according to research

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Excess deaths could rise as vulnerable skimp on heating, UK charities warn

Freezing temperatures and high energy costs lead to fears that more people will die this year without action

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Closing windfall tax loophole could cut energy bills by £336 a year

Exclusive: Scrapping tax relief from government levy would raise £22bn, new analysis shows

The Independent UK

Energy firms accused of using pre-payment meters to 'cut off customers by the back door'

Campaigners from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition have called for an end to pre-payment meters which they say will cause the deaths of several people this winter in the UK

Daily Mirror

Campaigners call for ban on pre-payment meters installed under court warrants

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition says energy companies may be using them as a 'back-door' way of disconnecting customers who fall into debt

Wales Online

Calls for UK ban on pre-payment meter installations made under court warrants

End Fuel Poverty Coalition fears energy suppliers are using warrants to disconnect poorest ‘by the back door’

The Guardian - UK

Ban pre-payment meter installations through court warrants – campaigners

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition raised concerns that firms were using PPMs ‘as a method of revenue protection’.

The Independent UK

‘Humanitarian crisis’: One million young families face fuel poverty in 2023

Exclusive: Almost 200,000 more households with young children will be pushed into financial trouble when bills rise in April, research finds

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Charities write to PM demanding more help for households in fuel poverty

A poll for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition suggests 76% think the Government is not doing enough to support vulnerable households this winter.

Daily Record

New campaign warns fuel poverty set to impact almost 11 million households from April

Energy firms are being urged to allow smart prepay customers use £400 rebate on electricity and gas meters.

The Independent UK

Fuel poverty set to hit almost 11 million households from April – campaigners

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition urged the Government to focus on a new package of support.

Wales Online

Parents to hand-wash school uniform to save money during cost of living crisis

A poll found that just under 48% of people with children at school this academic year said they 'possibly' or 'definitely' will wash uniform items by hand

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Parents will hand-wash kids' school uniforms as they grapple with cost of living crisis

A poll found that just under 48% of people with children at school this academic year said they 'possibly' or 'definitely' will wash uniform items by hand rather a washing machine in order to save money

The Independent UK

More than two-thirds of parents ‘worried about paying for food, energy and fuel’

Social innovation foundation Nesta commissioned Opinium Research to survey 5,000 UK parents between August 18 and 22.

The Independent UK

‘Insulated from pain’: MPs claimed £200,000 to pay utility bills on second homes last year

Exclusive: Taxpayers’ support to heat MPs’ second homes ‘adds insult to injury’, say campaigners

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer unveils £29bn Labour plan to freeze energy price cap

Labour wouldn’t let people ‘pay a penny more’ in October and January, says Starmer

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