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Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we're not out of the cold yet
Energy secretary Ed Miliband with solar panels
Simon Francis

Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we're not out of the cold yet

The government will honour the £13.2bn manifesto commitment to upgrade millions of cold and damp homes. They must ignore Reform UK’s calls to water down net-zero commitments and crack on with reducing energy bills, writes End Fuel Poverty Coalition’s Simon Francis
Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Prime minister Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband. Image: Simon Dawson/ No 10 Downing Street/ Flickr
Matt Copeland

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
gas hob
Simon Francis

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up

This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
Winter fuel payment

This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be 'soul destroying' for struggling families
Energy bills

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be 'soul destroying' for struggling families

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nearly a third of people feel too 'embarrassed' to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
paying bills
Jessica Taplin

Nearly a third of people feel too 'embarrassed' to seek support for their energy bills in the UK

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
a side-on view of a gas hob which has been lit
Cost of living crisis

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?
Winter fuel payment

Every Scottish pensioner to get winter fuel payment. Will Labour follow and finally U-turn on cuts?

Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it's saving less than they think
energy crisis
Energy Bills

Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it's saving less than they think

Children across the UK are living in 'Dickensian conditions' due to sky-high energy bills
child with a thermometer in his mouth
Energy bills

Children across the UK are living in 'Dickensian conditions' due to sky-high energy bills

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest
a person filling up their car at a fuel pump
Stephen Frost

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK's poorest

What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
Image of woman getting warm by a fire
Cost of living crisis

What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'
uncle nigel
Winter fuel payment

Elderly people's lives in danger without winter fuel payment, Labour warned: 'This is a mistake'

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'
hob on flame
Energy bills

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
energy bills/ hob
Energy bills

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes

Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end
cost of living help for households
Cost of living crisis

Where to get help as cost of living payments come to an end

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for
cost of living

This website lets you see how much hidden financial support you’re eligible for

Why we need Energy for All, a radical and permanent solution to the energy pricing crisis
Fuel Poverty

Why we need Energy for All, a radical and permanent solution to the energy pricing crisis

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
13 DIY tips to keep your energy bills low this winter
Energy bills

13 DIY tips to keep your energy bills low this winter

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

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

National protests to take place demanding government action on soaring energy bills
warm this winter campaign
Cost of living crisis

National protests to take place demanding government action on soaring energy bills

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high
Inflation
Cost of living crisis

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high

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