In a church hall in one of South West London’s most
affluent neighbourhoods, a fuel bank has opened to help those who cannot afford
to pay for their energy bills. This is a pilot project run in partnership
between charities including the Trussell Trust and funded by the energy giant
npower. It is a radical new idea to tackle the “heat or eat”
dilemma. Fuel and food poverty go hand
in hand. Research by Citizens Advice suggests one in six homes using energy
meters disconnect supplies every year to save money. This means some 1.6
million people could be going without gas and electricity. The npower scheme has three pilot areas –
Durham, Gloucester and Kingston upon Thames. Read more on the Daily Mirror
website.
