Fuel poverty
Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists
Coalition-led scare campaign predicted for plan to place yearly cap on emissions for new cars sold in Australia
Henry Belot
04, Feb, 2024 @4:45 AM
Millions of households in England ‘will still be in fuel poverty by end of decade’
About 3m households affected because of government missing home energy efficiency targets, study finds
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
29, Jan, 2024 @6:00 AM
‘Soul-warming’: the mystery man who chops wood to keep his neighbors from freezing
For many Americans, warmth is just another unattainable luxury. In upstate New York, a woodsman is quietly easing the suffering
David Wallis with photographs by Landon Speers
10, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM
Three energy firms allowed to force-fit prepayment meters again
EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power given green light by Ofgem to install devices in Great Britain under strict new rules
Alex Lawson
08, Jan, 2024 @3:54 PM
Call to end ‘cruel’ winter rises as energy bills go up by £100 a year
Campaign groups call on regulator to abolish January bill increase, saying households are facing an ‘assault from all sides’
Jillian Ambrose
31, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM
UK bill payers may have to cover £6bn cost of failed energy firms, warn MPs
Public accounts committee issues ‘sobering reminder’ there are no guarantees money spent will be recovered after collapse of Bulb
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
01, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM
The shame of a million children living in destitution in Britain | Letters
Letters: Janet Lewis and Trish Cockayne on a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that revealed how children are experiencing extreme poverty in Britain
30, Oct, 2023 @4:52 PM
Ban on wood burners threatens British boat-dwellers with winter freeze
A new law allows British councils to impose on-the-spot fines for emitting smoke
Tom Wall
23, Sep, 2023 @2:10 PM
Green target delay will lead to higher bills for low-income tenants, say experts
Requirement for landlords to meet stricter energy efficiency standards has been dropped
Patrick Butler Social policy editor
21, Sep, 2023 @5:00 AM
Ministers urged to offer financial support for Britain’s rising energy bills
Costs forecast to increase again from January despite announcement of fall in energy price cap
Alex Lawson
25, Aug, 2023 @3:48 PM
A social tariff could bring a warm glow to UK energy policy
A lower price cap will still mean unaffordable bills for many. Yet a fairer alternative has been quietly dropped
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
19, Aug, 2023 @11:05 PM
Ofgem energy price cap predicted to fall to £1,823 a year
Bills likely to rise again from January and consumer groups say energy costs remain ‘dangerously high’
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
18, Aug, 2023 @12:12 PM
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