Almost a third of households in Herefordshire will be in fuel poverty when the new price cap comes into effect from 1st April, fuelling concerns that many households across the county may struggle to make ends meet unless further support is committed from the government.
Data from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition shows estimates that 32.9% of households in Herefordshire will be in fuel poverty when the new price cap comes into effect from 1st April. This is a rise from 2021 when the number of households in Herefordshire that were estimated to be in fuel poverty was closer to 17%.
Areas of the West Midlands and London are among those worst affected, alongside parts of Northern England. In some boroughs of London, close to 50% of households will be in fuel poverty, according to latest estimates.
The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has issued a warning today that the energy crisis could leave 8.5 million UK households unable to heat and power their homes.
The group, which represents over 50 organisations, claims that cold homes cost lives and that more frail and older people could die next winter without further action from the Chancellor in his Economic Statement in March.
The campaigners are pleading with the Government to cut bills for the most vulnerable households comes as wholesale prices soar due to Russian invasion of Ukraine – with stark predictions that energy bills across Great Britain could increase to £3,000 per annum.
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