Just now, @Ofgem has announced that #EnergyDebt has risen by £400 million in the last quarter. Householders are now in £3.69 billion debt to their supplier. Our Director of Policy Peter Smith says, 'This is a stark consequence of unaffordable energy bills.'

National Energy Action Ofgem Peter Smith Household energy debt at this scale, rising at this pace is both lasting effect & inevitable protraction of the energy price crisis. It won't resolve itself anytime soon. Will get worse before it gets any better. Guarantees many more unheated homes as we head into winter.

£3.7bn of household energy debt & growing. Millions of unheated homes again this winter. This crisis is deep & enduring. #fuelpoverty National Energy Action theguardian.com/money/2024/sep…

We've helped 40,000 people be warmer as the Managing Agent of Scottish Government's national #fuelpoverty scheme Warmer Homes Scotland. We also focus on renewable technology to lower carbon emissions. Ian in East Lothian benefitted from the scheme, hear from him in this video.

According to our polling with YouGov of adults in GB, more than a third of those on energy prepayment meters said they had gone without power or heating when they needed it. Our Chief Executive Adam Scorer comments in The Mirror. mirror.co.uk/money/paying-h…

💡I'll have more on the energy price cap rise and what it means for household bills tonight on STV News at 6pm. There's growing concerns it could plunge more people into fuel poverty and energy debt. We speak to LifeCare Edinburgh EnergyActionScotland & Warmworks

Our MD for our Scotland Division Nicola Mcleod was interviewed for this story on STV News news last night talking about the work we do to help people living in #fuelpoverty.

Our Warm Homes Plan will transform homes across the country by making them cleaner and cheaper to run. More on our plans to lower bills and create warmer homes for families across the country 👇🏾

In Suffolk, it means offshore wind will power the equivalent of all homes in the county, twice over.

‘We’re entering the coldest part of the year, a time when those in fuel poverty will be in the most desperate situations. If households are eligible for support, then it is crucial that they access it.’ Our Director of Policy Peter Smith in The Independent. independent.co.uk/money/people-e…

NEW The UK's pledge of an 81% cut in emissions by 2035 is confirmed by Keir Starmer at #COP29 in Baku Makes the UK only the third country to come forward with a 2035 NDC, behind Brazil and UAE. The UK reduction is much more ambitious too.

World leaders use these moments to make a statement about what defines them on the global stage. Starmer was pretty clear today that he’ll go out to bat for the climate agenda when required — even as we enter the new Trump era politico.eu/article/jeir-s…

The Warm Homes Plan is all about making sure that those at risk of fuel poverty get the help they need. We’re committed to raising minimum energy efficiency standards and unlocking investment to upgrade more social homes 🏠

Looking forward to the EnergyActionScotland conference and a day of listening to experts in the sector, debating the issues facing the sector and networking. If you are at the event please stop by our stand to say hello #fuelpoverty

Our Director of Policy Peter Smith tells The Sun, ‘It’s right that the regulator is requiring better performance from suppliers in reconnecting households to their energy at all times of day.’ thesun.co.uk/money/31733145…

As Christmas nears, Warm Welcome UK @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social – the new charity of which I am privileged to be a founding patron – is stepping up its offer of the warmth of both heating and friendship. In the last few weeks, over 100 spaces have been created. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

It's full steam ahead on our Warm Homes Plan: 🏡 Up to 300,000 households to benefit from home upgrades ✅ Removing the 1m rule for heat pump installations ⬆️ £295m boost to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme next year 💰 Plans to make boilers and heat pumps more efficient to cut

RIP. John Prescott pushed for environmental action because he understood it's the poorest hit hardest by environmental harms, often citing Friends of the Earth that found 80% of factory cancer-causing pollution was emitted in the 20% poorest neighbourhoods.theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Cold homes can affect a young person’s life chances. Everybody deserves to live in a warm, safe and healthy home. #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney visited one of our customers this morning in Coupar Angus to see how he has benefitted from work carried out under the @ScotGov national #fuelpoverty scheme #WarmerHomesScotland Read more👉bit.ly/3DpITUz #retrofit #netzero