'Hugely alarming': Latest 2020 fuel poverty data sparks fresh calls for national energy efficiency drive

Cecilia Keating
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The UK's homes are among the most poorly insulated in Europe | Credit: iStock
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The UK's homes are among the most poorly insulated in Europe | Credit: iStock

Data shows over 13 per cent of homes were technically fuel poor even before gas prices spiked, as charities warn of urgent need to upgrade the UK's cold homes

Charities have raised the alarm over a "hugely alarming lack of progress" on tackling fuel poverty in the UK, after statistics published by the government yesterday reveal that 3.16 million households...

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