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Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?
men installing solar panels on a house
Spring statement

Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
energy debt spain
Cost of living crisis

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?

How many people can’t afford to pay their energy bills? Here’s what you need to know about fuel poverty in the UK
Fuel poverty/ Image of gas hob
Cost of living crisis

How many people can’t afford to pay their energy bills? Here’s what you need to know about fuel poverty in the UK

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well
social housing decarbonisation fund
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well

'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits
British Gas
British Gas

'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits

What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
energy bills
Energy bills

What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills
Activism

Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Cost of living crisis
Ray Barron-Woolford at his community hub phonebox
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Cost of living crisis

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can't afford to top up their meter
prepayment meters/ cold dark home
Cost of living crisis

Millions are going without heating or hot water because they can't afford to top up their meter

What happened to the government's energy efficiency help for renters?
Housing

What happened to the government's energy efficiency help for renters?

‘What is the government waiting for’? MPs call for ‘national war effort’ to reduce bills and emissions
smart meter in home during energy crisis
Energy Crisis

‘What is the government waiting for’? MPs call for ‘national war effort’ to reduce bills and emissions

4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
Politics

4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches

2023 predicted to be 'groundhog year' for families as bills rise and pay packets shrink
energy bills 2023
Cost of living crisis

2023 predicted to be 'groundhog year' for families as bills rise and pay packets shrink

Energy costs leave millions living in 'Dickensian conditions' over Christmas
Energy bills

Energy costs leave millions living in 'Dickensian conditions' over Christmas

These 'green doctors' are not just saving people money on their energy bills. They are saving lives
Cost of living crisis

These 'green doctors' are not just saving people money on their energy bills. They are saving lives

This food bank was going under. Then a group of hobby writers found an Amazon infinite money glitch
food bank
Activism

This food bank was going under. Then a group of hobby writers found an Amazon infinite money glitch

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Cold weather help: A useful list of support available as temperatures drop
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Cold weather

Cold weather help: A useful list of support available as temperatures drop

13 DIY tips to keep your energy bills low this winter
Energy bills

13 DIY tips to keep your energy bills low this winter

Climate campaigners praise U-turn on onshore wind farms
onshore wind farm
Wind Power

Climate campaigners praise U-turn on onshore wind farms

Will the government's £18m public information campaign actually help people living in poverty?
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Energy bills

Will the government's £18m public information campaign actually help people living in poverty?