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]

As #StormGoretti battered parts of the UK with strong winds, heavy snow and widespread disruption, many households have faced power cuts and damage, a reminder of how vulnerable people can be when extreme weather hits. These kinds of events are becoming more frequent and more severe. [1/3]

Following @kirkkorner.bsky.social's original reports last year, we've now written to DESNZ, Ministry of Justice and @ofgem.gov.uk calling for a fresh pause on the use of court warrants to force homes onto prepayment meters. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/ministers-ur...

❄️ Britain has entered another cold winter without a fuel poverty strategy in place, leaving millions facing dangerously cold homes and impossible choices between heating and eating. The govt has failed to act, and that matters because short-term support can only go so far. #EndFuelPoverty [1/2]

Recent claims that households could face a new charge added to gas bills have thankfully been shown to be untrue. But the bigger picture is clear. Ageing gas boilers are linked to dangerous carbon monoxide risks in fuel poor homes, and the UK’s gas supply is in long-term decline. [1/3]

The Government has now triggered Cold Weather Payments for households in hundreds of postcodes across the UK after a spell of prolonged freezing weather. These automatic £25 payments are intended to help eligible low-income households with energy costs this winter. [1/5]

Millions of households are facing this spell of freezing weather with energy costs that are still far too high. Average energy bills are set to remain around £700 higher than before the energy crisis. #EndFuelPoverty #ColdHomes [1/5]

Hidden in today’s price cap change is an uplift in the profit allowance energy firms can make. The EBIT allowance rises by £1.51 per household - a 4% increase and half the total increase in average bills. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Nearly one in three people in the UK can’t keep their home warm enough this winter, putting their health at risk. #EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomes #EnergyDebt #ColdHomes [1/5]

📢 Ofgem Price Cap Update. From 1 January 2026 the energy price cap will rise slightly, increasing the average annual dual-fuel bill to £1,758 for a typical household on a standard variable tariff. #EndFuelPoverty #PriceCap #Ofgem

People living in cold, damp homes are more than twice as likely to report dangerous carbon monoxide problems (18% vs 7% overall). Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless, and potentially fatal. Yet almost 1 in 3 households say they don’t have a working CO detector. #CarbonMonoxide [1/4]

Secret court hearings. No household present. Failed processes. This investigation by @kirkkorner.bsky.social exposes a court system stacked against people already struggling with high bills. 👉 This isn’t justice, it’s punishment for poverty. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/magi...

Around 6 million households will receive the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, but people should be alert to scams as letters land on doormats For most, the discount is applied automatically. You should not be asked to apply by text or phone, or to share personal or bank details. [1/2]

New research shows children growing up in poor-quality housing miss over three extra weeks of school across their education, and go on to score 2–5% lower in English and maths. [1/3]

Delays to the Warm Homes Plan have real consequences. Every week without action means families remain trapped in cold, damp homes; homes that damage health, worsen existing conditions and pile extra pressure onto the NHS. [1/4]

Millions of households are living in cold, damp homes, and rising energy debt is a big part of the problem Data shows household energy debt & arrears have reached £4.48bn, with most of that debt not on a repayment plan, meaning people are cutting back on heating just to keep up with bills [1/3]

Massive thanks to the people who shared their stories for us at Local Storytelling Exchange and @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social 🙏 Eilidh Weir, David Stutchfield, Charlotte Higgins, @actonenergy.bsky.social , MECC Trust, Mazar Dad, Tas Bashir, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick, Pervinder Dhillon

Millions of people across the UK are still living in cold, damp homes -the data shows the problem is not improving. New polling finds that 14% of adults, around 7.7m people, say their home is cold or damp. This level has remained stubbornly high, broadly in line with the last two years [1/5]

New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis. People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing. #EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis [1/3]

🌍This #WorldHumanRightsDay, we’re reminding policymakers that cold, damp housing isn’t just a cost-of-living issue, it’s a human rights issue. #HumanRightsDay #RightToAWarmHome #EndFuelPoverty [1/2]

✅Reforming the grid connection system is vital, it can unlock cheaper, cleaner, homegrown energy and help end fuel poverty for good. [1/4]

Offshore wind has transformed the UK’s energy system since the first turbines went up in Blyth. It now provides nearly a fifth of our electricity and supports tens of thousands of skilled jobs. This is real progress toward a cleaner, more secure energy future ✅ #EndFuelPoverty #Renewables [1/4]

Ofgem has announced plans for £28bn of spending on Britain’s energy networks over the next five years, with total costs potentially rising to £90bn. #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyCrisis [1/5]

As the Energy Security & Net Zero Committee looks at how to build trust and consent for the transition, we must be honest about what undermines that trust today: #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyCrisis #netzero [1/5]

The impact of Budget decisions on different households' energy bills have been released. While we still don't know exactly what the price cap level will be from April 2026, according to the Government’s own breakdown annual savings could look like: [1/4]

Thanks to all our members who contributed views to this round up on the Budget and what it means for fuel poverty. www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/budget-bring...

The Budget keeps the Energy Profits Levy, and that’s the right call. Scrapping it while raising taxes elsewhere would have been a gift to companies making extraordinary crisis-era profits. #EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #Budget2025 [1/4]

Today’s Budget will bring a small reduction in bills, with the average annual energy bill expected to fall from £1,755 to around £1,665 from April 2026. #EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #Budget2025 [1/4]

The Government's latest Budget has moves that will see energy bills fall slightly next spring, but remain far above pre-crisis levels while insulation funding is changed and millions remain at risk. open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...

Thank you for joining us in supporting our #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay. Together, we’re shining a light on the struggle to keep homes warm and healthy. 💛

Thousands of households in Scotland are in extreme fuel poverty. Yet £100m of investment in energy efficiency measures in Scotland at risk under rumoured cuts. “The losers in the Budget must not be those in fuel poverty.” Frazer @energy-action-scot.bsky.social on #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.

And as we mark Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, the reality is this: we are entering a fifth winter of the energy bills crisis with no long-term plan to end it. #EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes @nea.org.uk [1/4]

Reports in the FT this evening suggest that the Chancellor has now u-turned on a plan that would have helped to lift 800,000 households out of the deepest fuel poverty. www.ft.com/content/82f0...

Reports suggest the Government is considering slashing the Warm Homes Plan by £6.4 billion, at the same time as looking at a £6 billion tax cut for oil and gas firms. #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes [1/4]

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the #Budget2025, one thing is clear: sticking-plaster policies won’t fix an energy system that’s been failing households for years. [1/4]