The problem of fuel poverty will not be solved in the lifetime of a child born today on current rates of progress, campaigners have warned.
National Energy Action (NEA) is calling on the Government to invest more in energy efficiency and urgently improve conditions in privately rented properties to help tackle the illness and anxiety caused by the struggle to heat homes.NEA's campaign is highlighting that four million households in the UK still face the problems of living in a cold, damp home, affecting their life chances.
The problem is particularly acute in privately rented homes such as bedsits and hostels, the charity warns. On current rates of progress, the Government's target to end fuel poverty by 2030 will not have been met even when a child born today reaches their 80th birthday, NEA says.
At CCB Helen Dean has been carrying out projects advising low income families and older people on how to reduce their home energy costs during the last five years. CCB has just been awarded funding to deliver 12 talks on reducing home energy costs in Berkshire to consumers or front-line workers by Energy Best Deal, a partnership between Ofgem and Citizens Advice. If you are interested in Helen delivering a talk for your group, or to your volunteers/staff, please contact her by email at helen.dean@ccberks.org.uk, or by phone on 0118 961 2000
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