Fuel poverty
27 Oct 2017
Council to tackle rural fuel poverty
A major project to tackle rural fuel poverty is to be funded by one of England’s largest county councils. The iniaitive is being funded by North Yorkshire County Council to support those...
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17 Aug 2017
Mixed progress on fuel poverty
There’s a powerful case for fuel poverty initiatives that target rural areas. But are we overlooking a related concern, asks Brian Wilson. There’s a powerful case for fuel poverty initiatives...
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20 Jul 2017
Fund to tackle rural fuel poverty
A £150m fund to install affordable heating solutions in fuel poor homes could benefit rural households. The Warm Homes Fund was unveiled by the National Grid and its partner company...
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11 Jul 2017
‘Rising cost of gas to hit rural firms’
The price of gas for small to medium sized businesses is set to soar by 2020 as government climate and decarbonisation policies bite, warns rural energy firm Calor. In 2016,...
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02 Apr 2017
Energy measures ‘help vulnerable homes’
Rural communities will benefit from new measures to make homes cheaper to heat, says the government. Changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) will make sure energy companies give support...
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01 Jan 2017
Call for action on fuel poverty
FUEL poverty figures have prompted a call for the government to tackle the tariffs of the big six energy companies. Shadow business secretary Clive Lewis said action was needed following...
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11 Oct 2016
Fund to keep rural communities warm
A £42,000 fund to help vulnerable people warm this winter has been approved in Hampshire. Tackling winter fuel poverty will be among the areas to benefit from funding for rural...
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27 Sep 2015
Fuel poverty fund warms residents
RURAL local authorities are among those to benefit from a £25m fuel poverty fund. Nationwide more than 7,000 households across England will benefit from £25m worth of government funding to...
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03 Feb 2014
Community Energy Strategy unveiled
THE government has unveiled proposals for local communities to generate their own energy. Britain’s first Community Energy Strategy aims to encourage people to come together to reduce their energy use...
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02 Jan 2014
Oil thieves target rural homes
RURAL home-owners with oil-fired heating systems are being urged to be aware of oil thieves this winter. Recent years oil thefts have increased due to exceptionally harsh winters and higher...
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