📉Today's price cap news: “Brief relief for some. A real worry for millions.” For households already in energy debt, April's fall offers little comfort. [1/4]

📊The numbers ahead of tomorrow's price cap announcement: 🔻April cap: small fall 🔺 July cap forecast: +£288 (+18%) [£1,929/year] Analysts Cornwall Insight link the rise to the Iran war's impact on wholesale gas markets. [1/3]

The Iran crisis is a stark reminder of why the UK's dependence on imported fossil fuels hits households hardest when global events turn. [1/3]

🗣️NEW: Fuel poverty figures for England are out. 📉New figures show a small fall in official fuel poverty levels, but these are 2025 figures, from before the current surge in gas and heating oil prices. #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyBills #CostOfLiving [1/4]

New research from @swu-uk.bsky.social finds hundreds of social workers have been personally funding essentials for vulnerable people, including energy prepayment top-ups, because emergency support systems are too slow or too complex to navigate in a crisis. [1/3]

📈£125bn in energy company profits since the crisis began. 📈£40bn in the last two years alone, with the windfall tax in place. ➡️There is money in the system, people suffering with high energy costs should be supported now. 🎙️EFPC on LBC this morning.

🏠The Future Homes Standard is a clear step in the right direction. Solar panels and heat pumps as standard in new homes should have happened years ago. #EndFuelPoverty #FutureHomesStandard [1/3]

📈North Sea energy firms are set to make bumper profits from rising gas prices, generating over £200m a month in windfall tax revenue at current levels. #EndFuelPoverty #IranWar‌ [1/5]

And now we know the likely cost of the Trump Tax to the average energy bill… £332 a year if the conflict continues and gas and oil prices stay at current levels. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...

🚨1.7 million heating oil and LPG customers in the UK are already facing a Trump Tax on their energy bills. From 1st July millions more British households will also face increases in energy bills due to rising global oil and gas prices, caused by the conflict in the Middle East. [1/2]

Households will face what amounts to a ‘Trump Tax’ on their energy bills as a result of the current conflict in the Middle East. Gas and oil prices have surged to fresh highs. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...

Figures show cold homes, damp or mould contributed to 40,000 NHS hospital admissions. Meanwhile, new @asthmaandlung.org.uk research shows 17% of people with lung conditions say they struggle to keep their home adequately warm. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/wet-weather-...

🚨Energy bills could spike again this summer, and millions of households haven't recovered from the last crisis. 📝We have written to ministers urging the Government to prepare an emergency energy support framework before prices rise again from July. [1/5]

🎙️ We joined Simon Conway on LBC News this morning to discuss yesterday's announcement on heating oil subsidies for households across the UK. #EndFuelPoverty #OilSupply

The government has announced £53m to help vulnerable households that rely on heating oil, as prices surge following conflict in the Middle East. [1/5]

Announcement from the PM coming this morning. We will be watching closely. 'Targeted support' must mean quick, meaningful payments that reflect the scale of price rises, and minimum delivery amounts need to come down so vulnerable households can actually afford to buy.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Government will have to act in the weeks ahead to provide further protections and support for heating oil households. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/government-w...

📋New analysis shows a single fossil fuel price shock could cost the UK far more than the entire transition to clean energy.
 The reality is households are still dangerously exposed to volatile global oil and gas markets.
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📈Gas prices are rising again as global tensions grow, and it’s a reminder of how exposed the UK remains to volatile fossil fuel markets. Any proposals that keep more British households dependent on gas for heating for longer make no sense at all. [1/3]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 People across Scotland told us what they think about the energy windfall tax. We asked the public a simple question: “Energy companies have made large profits in recent years. Do you think it’s fair that they pay a windfall tax on those profits?” #EndFuelPoverty #WindfallTax

New polling shows twice as many people in Scotland back the Windfall Tax on oil and gas profits. 📊 41% support it 📊 19% oppose it Support spans voters from across the political spectrum. [1/3]

When the global gas market starts to spike, energy exit fees creep up. Ofgem should act quickly to implement an exit fee ceiling to help protect consumers. Here's a reminder of what our research found on this issue in 2024. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/surge-in-ene...

📈Wholesale gas prices are rising again as international tensions shake global markets, now reaching levels higher than at any point in the past three years. For now, households are protected by the current price cap. But that protection only delays the impact, it doesn’t remove the risk. [1/3]

📈Wholesale gas is now 13% up on 2025 so far. That matters because gas still drives UK electricity prices, meaning this surge risks pushing up the energy price cap from 1 July 2026, which had been forecast to fall. [1/3]

📻Listen to our appearance on Steve Holden’s LBC news show yesterday discussing the new energy price cap changes and what they mean for households across the UK. #EndFuelPoverty #PriceCap

Energy bills will fall slightly from April, but for millions of households, energy still isn’t affordable. Costs remain hundreds of pounds above pre-crisis levels, and major changes to tariffs are still working through the system. 👉 Swipe for what the changes mean for households. [1/2]

With temperatures dropping, Cold Weather Payments remain a vital lifeline for households facing high energy costs. But support should arrive before the cold hits, not afterwards. . [1/3]

British Gas owner still cashes in as households keep facing high bills. Profits may have fallen, but Centrica’s role at the centre of Britain’s gas system leaves households reliant on the firm. open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

Cold homes are still killing people in fuel poverty. UKHSA figures showing over 2,500 cold-related deaths in England during winter 2024/25 are a stark reminder that fuel poverty is not just a cost issue, it is a public health emergency. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/cold-homes-a...

Energy bills are likely to dip in April, but households shouldn’t be confused by the headline figure. Forecasts suggest the average bill could fall to around £1,641, yet that would still be hundreds of pounds above pre-crisis levels. [1/3]

Windfall Tax in the firing line as Tony Blair’s think tank backs fossil fuels. Analysts argue that advice from the “Institute for Global Change” would do little to help household energy costs, would damage energy security and hand a profits boost to energy firms. open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

Heat pump installations are increasing - that’s an important step towards cutting emissions, but the pace of change still isn’t where it needs to be. As gas markets continue to drive bill volatility and domestic supplies decline, households need a stable, long-term alternative for heating. [1/3

BP posts over £5 billion annual profits. open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

🏠Households are still paying the cost of our long-term reliance on volatile gas markets. Renewables offer a clear alternative. Expanding cheap, home-grown clean power can cut bills by reducing our dependence on expensive gas generation. #EndFuelPoverty #AR7 #Renewables [1/3]

No. Ministers must ensure the system is on the side of consumers, not the energy giants that have generated more than £125 billion in UK profits since 2020.

Shell and Equinor deepen UK fossil ties as more profits posted open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

Equinor posts $6.2bn quarter as households continue to face winter hardship While the North Sea continues its geological decline, energy giants continue to extract profits from UK bills, highlighting ongoing questions about priorities in a broken energy system. open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

It is beyond belief that more than three years after the forced prepayment meter scandal first broke, families are still facing forced entry into their homes under a court process that is now itself under formal investigation. Swipe to read reaction from campaigners. [1/3]

As gas prices hit an 11-month high, we need to see improvements to the Warm Home Discount scheme - the current backbone of energy bill support. #FuelPoverty #EnergyBills #WarmHomeDiscount #WarmHomes #CostOfLivingCrisis

We welcome the Warm Homes Plan and the positive response it’s receiving in the West Midlands ✅ Upgrading homes with insulation and clean heating is one of the most effective ways to cut energy bills for good, improve health, and tackle fuel poverty at its roots. [1/3]

📈 Gas prices are surging, and we’re all paying the price. Wholesale gas prices have jumped sharply in recent weeks, driven by volatile global markets, tight supply and extreme weather. [1/3]

30,000 homes hit by defective insulation as MPs call for fraud investigation. Botched insulation work, weak oversight and possible fraud uncovered in Public Accounts Committee report into Energy Company Obligation scheme. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/30000-homes-...

❎OVO Energy has been ordered to pay £2.7m in redress after failing to deliver Warm Home Discount payments to nearly 11,700 customers by the legal deadline. [1/3]

🎧 Listen now to EFPC spokesperson Simon Francis on BBC Radio 5 Live from this morning talking about the government’s Warm Homes Plan announcement. #EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan

The Govt’s newly announced Warm Homes Plan sets out a new approach to fixing Britain’s coldest homes. With £15 bn committed, the plan focuses on helping households cut energy waste and reduce their reliance on expensive gas, through a mix of insulation, clean heating and home-grown power. [1/3]

🏠The Warm Homes Plan is a real turning point for households struggling with high energy bills. By improving how homes hold onto heat, and combining that with low-carbon technologies like heat pumps and solar, millions of households could use less energy overall, and pay less for it too ✅ [1/4]

Tomorrow, the Government will publish its Warm Homes Plan. Today's film (by Local Storytelling Exchange) is a reminder that creating warm, healthy homes isn’t about any single solution. It’s about using the right mix of measures, tailored to the homes people actually live in. [1/2]

⚠️Sticking with the current energy system is leaving households exposed to high bills and price shocks as North Sea gas declines. [1/5]

📉New analysis shows wind power cut wholesale electricity prices by almost a third in 2025, by pushing expensive gas off the system. This matters as AR7 is announced this week, the government’s renewables auction where lower bids mean better deals for billpayers. [1/3]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿After five winters of sky-high energy bills, this Scottish Budget doesn’t yet meet the scale of the fuel poverty crisis. While any support for warmer homes matters, inflation-level funding risks leaving Scotland treading water, not moving forward. [1/3]