heating
19 Dec 2022
Rural poverty: ‘We’ve got two full-time jobs and it’s still not enough to pay the bills’
ITV News reports that a new YouGov Survey for End Fuel Poverty Coalition revealed that half of those who live in rural households are classed as vulnerable – with one...
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19 Dec 2022
Additional cost of living payment will be paid to millions of households who use oil, LPG or biomass boilers to heat homes
Chronicle Live reports that North East families living in rural County Durham and Northumberland who have no mains gas will be receiving an additional £200 cost of living payment in...
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05 Dec 2022
Millions of rural households will be forced to spend £13k on heat pumps
The Telegraph reports that rural homeowners could be forced to spend £13,000 on controversial heat pumps as “net zero” rules cause traditional oil heating systems to be banned Government plans...
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28 Nov 2022
Households could save £300 in new insulation scheme
The BBC report how households could save around £310 a year through an expanded scheme to insulate Britain’s draughtiest homes, the government has said The Government have said they will...
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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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29 Aug 2022
The Rural Heating Challenge – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
The Rural Heating Challenge Late last year, the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy was published setting out details of a £3.9 billion package of support to decarbonise heat for buildings....
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29 Aug 2022
It’s time for a technology inclusive approach to heating rural homes – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
OFTEC, an organisation with decades of experience in the rural heating industry, sets out the challenges and solutions for decarbonising off-gas-grid heating. The current cost of living crisis has driven...
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06 Jun 2022
Concern rise for rural homes not ready for heat pumps
The Argus reports that a new survey reveals that just one in five oil-heated homes are currently ready for a heat pump The survey of 229 heating technicians was carried...
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28 Feb 2022
Rural homes facing months without heating because of LPG gas shortage
The i news reports that rural households facing months without heating due to major delays in liquid gas deliveries have pleaded with the government to help restore affordable supplies Around...
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28 Feb 2022
Households in Eden to see highest cost of energy rise in mainland England
The News and Star reports that homes in Eden could see the highest rise in energy costs in mainland England this year Figures from the Office for National Statistics have...
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