Cost of Living
17 Oct 2022
Inquiry into the cost-of-living crisis in rural areas
Darlington and Stockton Times reports the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse has this week issued a call for evidence to establish the effects the...
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17 Oct 2022
Government to consider fuel price comparison scheme
The BBC reports that the government is contemplating the introduction of a fuel price checker which would allow drivers to compare costs of petrol and diesel, with Transport Secretary Anne-Marie...
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10 Oct 2022
Fuel for today, fuel for the future – a fair transition to net zero for rural communities
Decarbonising rural homes and businesses is a unique challenge, but current government plans for an electric-first heating approach do not look widely enough at transitional or mixed technology approaches –...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural communities and their challenges for reaching net zero
How renewable liquid gas presents an affordable heating solution for off-grid homes and businesses The UK’s rural communities include around 2 million homes that are off-grid, so rely on alternate...
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10 Oct 2022
Over £12 million awarded to dozens of organisations supporting vulnerable energy consumers and developing carbon reduction projects
The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) has awarded £12.7 million in grants to 36 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in its latest funding round These...
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03 Oct 2022
Rural homelessness increasing due to cost-of-living crisis, research finds
New research being conducted by the University of Kent and the University of Southampton has found that the cost-of-living crisis and the critical shortage of affordable homes has increased rural...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural areas hit harder by cost-of-living crisis, study finds
The BBC has reported that the cost-of-living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report The study,...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural homeowners say support for heating oil bills is ‘drop in the ocean’
A £100 handout for rural homeowners reliant on heating oil will be a “drop in the ocean” in the face of sky high bills, campaigners have warned The Government on...
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22 Sep 2022
New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in...
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20 Sep 2022
Britain’s lowest-paid workers say finances have never been worse
The Guardian reports that almost 80% of the UK’s lowest-paid workers say they are now facing the toughest financial squeeze of their lifetimes, according to new research by the Living...
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