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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 13h

The real route to lower bills is renewables, fairer pricing, and insulation

📩We have written to the Shadow Secretary of State to understand the full details of the plan

#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyBills #NetZero #CheapPowerPlan

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 13h

And as former Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted, more drilling doesn’t lower prices. The North Sea is running out of gas and by 2027 it won’t even produce enough to heat our homes

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 13h

More concerningly, talk at the Conference of cutting the Warm Homes Plan and boiler upgrade support would trap more families in cold, damp homes for longer

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 13h

The Conservatives’ so-called “Cheap Power Plan” looks more like a headline than a saving

On closer examination, it appears that the proposal to axe carbon pricing and ripping up renewables contracts won't cut bills immediately, but could spook investors risking higher prices later on

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

The fix? More renewables, fairer electricity pricing, and a nationwide home-insulation drive so lower wholesale prices flow through to households

Read more: eciu.net/analysis/rep...

#EndFuelPoverty

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Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

And the direction of travel is clear: renewables have hit record shares of UK electricity this year. We should lock in those gains, not roll them back

But let’s not be complacent: the market still relies on marginal pricing, which too often lets gas set what we pay

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 1d

New analysis shows that without Britain’s existing wind fleet, 2024 day-ahead electricity prices could have been up to 33% higher (around £24–25/MWh more)

That’s real money off bills when clean power sets the price, not gas

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re unsure of what to do, contact your energy firm or citizens advice

#WarmHomeDiscount #EndFuelPoverty

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 2d

📬If you’re eligible, you’ll get a letter by post (not a text or email) between October and December from:
Warm Home Discount Scheme, PO Box 970, Preston, PR2 0FX

If you get a suspicious message don’t click links, don’t share details, and report it to www.gov.uk/report-scam

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 2d

Please remember:

💷Warm Home Discount is paid automatically to you in England and Wales
🏴In Scotland, only some people need to apply — if you get Pension Credit Guarantee Credit, you’ll be contacted automatically

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 2d

⚠️Scam Alert: Warm Home Discount Fraud. Fraudsters are targeting households with fake texts and emails about the Warm Home Discount

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 5d

⚠️ Storm Amy – Stay Safe ⚠️

With Storm Amy bringing severe weather, please take note of official warnings and be careful.

Stay safe and look out for neighbours who may need extra support.

#StormAmy #StaySafe #EndFuelPoverty

End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 5d

📢 Add your voice today: rentersreformcoalition.eaction.org.uk/commencement...

#EndFuelPoverty

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Set the date for renters' rights to be secured!

rentersreformcoalition.eaction.org.uk

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 5d

The Renters’ Rights Bill is close to the finish line, but without a clear commencement date, millions of renters remain vulnerable to losing their home through no fault of their own

We’re backing the call on Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook to set a date for the end of s21 evictions

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 5d

🚨Renters are still waiting for security in their homes
The Government promised to ban Section 21 "no-fault" evictions over a year ago, yet renters are still left in limbo, not knowing when they’ll finally have the security they deserve

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An image of a sand timer against a green background with sand running through it. A caption reads “Help ban Section 21 "no-fault" evictions - send a message to the housing minister, it only takes a minute” There are logos for the Renters Reform Coalition and the End Fuel Poverty Coalition

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 6d

📢The only way to cut bills and secure our energy future is to move away from expensive gas and invest in British renewables and warm, energy-efficient homes

#EndFuelPoverty

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 6d

By 2027 the UK won’t produce enough gas to heat our homes. By 2050, we’ll be almost entirely reliant on imports – paying global prices set by countries like Trump’s America and Qatar

That means higher bills for households already struggling, while global firms pocket the profits

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 6d

🚨Repealing the Climate Change Act would be a disaster for households and for our energy future

Kemi Badenoch claims the Conservatives want to put “economic growth and cheap energy first”, but there is no way to deliver lower bills or energy security by keeping us hooked on gas

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An image of Kemi Badenoch MP - a caption reads “Repealing the Climate Act will just Repeat the Energy Crisis”

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 8d

👉Over 12 million UK households are still struggling to pay their bills.
👉Energy debt is at record levels.
👉Almost a quarter of every bill goes straight into industry profits.

We need a long-term plan to bring bills down, tackle debt, and build a secure energy future powered by renewables.

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 8d

❗From tomorrow, the energy price cap goes up again.

📸Don’t forget to submit your meter readings today to avoid being overcharged.

But for millions, this is about more than admin:

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 9d

It’s time to put people before profit and fix our broken energy system.

➡️@cmmonwealth.bsky.social
www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...

#EndFuelPoverty

Energy

Who Owns Britain? Data Dashboard

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 9d

📈Almost a quarter of every household energy bill doesn’t go on keeping the lights on, it goes straight into the pockets of energy companies.

New analysis shows around 24% of bills are taken as profit, while millions struggle with debt and cold homes.

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 12d

🔑The solution isn’t to gamble on gas, it’s to invest in home insulation and clean, secure energy.

📈Source: tradingeconomics.com/commodity/uk...

#EndFuelPoverty

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UK Natural Gas - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

UK Gas rose to 81.11 GBp/thm on September 26, 2025, up 0.07% from the previous day. Over the past month, UK Gas's price has risen 0.90%, but it is still 15.54% lower than a year ago, according to trad...

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 12d

📈Wholesale costs for UK natural gas are still 246% higher than in winter 2020.

Even when prices dip, the swings only highlight one thing: gas is volatile and unreliable.

Households are left paying the price, with Ofgem’s unit gas costs up 80% since 2020.

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AN IMAGE OF A GRAPH ON A LAPTOP SCREEN SITTING ON A DESK. IT CLEARLY SHOWS A PRE GAS CRISIS LOW AND GAS CRISIS PEAK IN PRICES - THEN IT SHOWS THE VOLATILITY OF GAS PRICES FOLLOWING THE CRISIS. A CAPTION READS “Wholesale costs for UK Natural Gas are still 246% more than in winter 2020”

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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 13d

We need urgent action:

✔️A fair debt relief scheme
✔️Protections for those on prepayment meters
✔️Long-term reform to bring bills down

Read more 👉 www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/household-en...

#EndFuelPoverty

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Household energy debt surges to £4.43billion

Ofgem data shows household energy debt has hit £4.43bn, more than triple the levels seen in winter 2020 before the energy bill crisis.

www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk

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