Posts Tagged fuel poverty

  • Households facing £70 increase in January energy bill

    Jan 12

    Posted by: Justin | Number of Comments: 1 Comment

    Category: Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

    According to the Telegraph today, the average monthly fuel bill for a British household could be as much as £70 higher this month, due to the plummeting temperatures and the increasing demand for gas and electricity.

    A combined £1.9 billion in extra fuel payments is expected, as the demand for gas and electricity continues to rise during the so-called Big Freeze.

    It seems the rising demand has come as a surprise to companies such as the National Grid, who have reported a limited supply, causing prices to escalate even further.

    Many argue t…

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  • Free insulation grants to be slashed in pre-budget report

    Dec 6

    Posted by: Justin | Number of Comments: No Comments

    Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009

    The Government is planning to slash grants available for cavity wall and loft insulation from April 2010, according to the BBC.

    A wait of 6 months for free insulation

    Those applying for 100% grant are being told they face a wait of up to 6 months for work to be done, as the amount of funding is due to be halved in 2010. The Warm Front scheme has made 2 million UK home more energy efficient since its launch in 2000, cutting the amount of wasted energy emitted and saving millions of pounds off the cost of energy bills across the country.

    The G…

    Location : Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money

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  • Home insulation could help prevent debt this Christmas

    Nov 30

    Posted by: Justin | Number of Comments: No Comments

    Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Monday, November 30th, 2009

    According to a survey by Save the Children, families are planning to cover the cost of Christmas this year with high interest debt.  The charity is  worried this may cause many families to turn down the heating and go cold during the coming festive season.

    “It is shocking that so many families have to borrow money to pay for essentials such as heating… families cannot continue to scrape by like this,” Fergus Drake, Save the Children’s UK Director said.

    Those who  earn less than £12,000 said they would struggle this winter, and over half…

    Location : Cavity wall insulation, Grants, News, Saving money

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  • Cavity wall insulation to help solve fuel poverty

    Nov 7

    Posted by: Justin | Number of Comments: No Comments

    Category: Cavity wall insulation | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009

    Members of Aberdeenshire Council are backing efforts to help the 30% of households in Aberdeenshire currently living in fuel povery by using cavity wall and loft insulation to reduce the am0unt spent on heating.

    According to the report, households currently living in fuel poverty spend around 10% of their income on heating their home, an amount that could be dramatically reduced through cavity wall and loft insulation.
    With the cost of fuel set to continue to rise, the Council has agreed to work in partnership with agencies to “ensure that t…

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