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Fuel poverty
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 communities, said Hampshire County Council. Council leader...
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 keep bills low. The £25 million Central...
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 or purchase and generate their own energy. ...
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 fuel prices. The trend is expected to...
AN influential committee of MPs has accused the government of shifting the goalposts so fewer households are recorded as being in fuel poverty. Households in fuel poverty are usually defined as those which spend more than 10% of...
TWO advice guides aim to help rural residents keep warm and reduce their fuel bills this winter. The guides have been published by launched by the charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) in partnership with energy...
Ribble Valley Borough Council works with other organisations to help vulnerable residents stay warm and comfortable . With high levels of fuel poverty and growing numbers of elderly residents, Ribble Valley Borough Council has been working with...
Malvern Hills District Council established a cost-effective scheme to address rural fuel poverty. Malvern Hills District Council has established a highly cost-effective scheme which is making a rapid local impact, addressing fuel poverty among those of its residents...
A cost-effective way of insulating solid wall homes in the Fens and north-west Norfolk. Fenland District Council, in partnership with King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council and a home improvement agency, has been managing an External Solid...
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