Skipton, Age UK and National Energy Action unite to expose the escalating crisis of fuel poverty

An ice sculpture of classic two-up, two-down terraced homes has been unveiled – shining a spotlight on the millions of people living in fuel poverty across the UK. The installation designsymbolises households left ‘frozen’ by the harsh reality of rising energy costs, many of whom will feel the chill this winter despite any forecast changes to today’s [Friday 21 November] energy price cap. Measuring three metres wide and one and a half metres tall, the sculpture was displayed in London’s Borough Yards to capture the attention of passers-by It is…

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London Mayor announces £51m funding package to keep homes warm

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has committed £51m to help keep Londoners warm and tackle fuel poverty. As part of his ‘retrofit revolution’ to improve the energy efficiency of our homes, the Mayor has secured a record £40.2m in Sustainable Warmth funding from the government to upgrade 3,200 fuel poor homes from Spring 2022. This will be delivered through his successful Warmer Homes scheme which will offer grants of up to £20,000 for heating, insulation and ventilation improvements to low income Londoners who own their own homes or rent…

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