Caroline Flint MP asked the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made regarding the effect of the Affordable Warmth Scheme on the number of households who are currently suffering from fuel poverty.  The Affordable Warmth Scheme started on 1st January 2013 and is initially scheduled to run through […]

Private landlords considering taking advantage of the Affordable Warmth Scheme to install insulation or a new ‘A’ rated central heating boiler in their properties (subject to the tenant qualifying), are reminded of the Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance. The Landlord’s Energy Saving Allowance (LESA) for non-corporate landlords was introduced by the Government in 2004 to encourage […]

Over 100 energy companies, charities and businesses operating under the banner of the ‘Energy Bill Revolution’ have joined forces to warn the Government that Britain is heading for a fuel poverty crisis. In a letter to David Cameron, the Prime Minister, they argue that the Government is not doing enough to deal with rising gas […]

Providing funding for the Government’s Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) Scheme could be set to wipe out the profits of small energy suppliers it was claimed today. The ECO, which runs alongside the Green Deal is designed to provide up to £1.3 billion per year from energy suppliers to pay for energy efficient home improvements in […]

The Warm Front scheme, which helped people at risk from fuel poverty closed to new applications on 19 January 2013 although existing applications will still be processed. The scheme specifically helped those on low incomes living in properties with poor insulation or without a properly working heating system. The Warm Front Scheme made privately owned […]