More than 7 million people who no longer qualify for energy support from next spring face years in fuel poverty if average heat and light bills remain at £3,000, according to a report calling for more targeted help.
In his November budget the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced that the government’s energy price guarantee (EPG) would rise from April to £3,000 a year for the typical home, and the £400 help paid to all households this winter – regardless of income – would not be repeated.
