One in three households in England and Wales are on a 120-day countdown to cold, knowing they will not be able to afford the heat they need this winter, a new study has found.
The new fuel poverty report has revealed nine million households are at risk of going without the heat they need this coming winter, unless government intervenes with direct energy support for affected households.
Experts analysed the energy behaviours of 51,205 financially vulnerable households during the last two winters to understand the actual size of the fuel poverty gap, in a pioneering study.
