More than seven million households in the UK are currently estimated to be living in fuel poverty, a leading energy charity reveals. National Energy Action explains that around 1.5 million more households cannot afford to properly heat their homes than at the same time last year - despite the Government's pledge to eradicate all fuel poverty by 2016. Households are considered in fuel poverty when they have to spend more than a tenth of their income on energy bills. It is usually caused by a combination of low incomes, high energy prices and energy-inefficient housing. The charity warns that because they worry about their rising bills, many people ration their heating use to such an extent that it has a serious impact on their health. As temperatures plummet, the charity launches its Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, urging all households struggling with their bills to stop “suffering in silence” and seek help “immediately”. Read more on the NEA website.
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