The Energy Bill Revolution has today claimed that this winter will have seen the highest rate of cold homes deaths (14,780) in the last five years. Commenting on the figures, Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at Uswitch.com, says: “Today’s figures are shocking but, unfortunately, will come as little surprise given that over half of homes have admitted to going cold over the winter to cope with sky-high bills.
“It’s unacceptable that people are feeling forced to choose between their health and being able to afford energy. The recent, modest, reductions to standard gas tariffs mean the average big six standard tariff customer is just £28 a year better off – still leaving 4.5 million British ‘fuel vulnerable’ homes spending 10% or more of their income on energy bills. Wholesale energy costs continue to fall and energy companies must do more to lower prices, to make a real difference to those in greatest need.
“There continues to be much talk from politicians about lowering bills and tackling the cold homes crisis, but the reality is that any real help for consumers is still some way off. In the meantime, we should all take control of our bills by using less, wasting less and paying less for our energy.”
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Notes to editors
1. http://www.energybillrevolution.org/ 2. http://www.uswitch.com/media-centre/2015/04/14-million-households-went-cold-this-winter-to-cope-with-sky-high-energy-bills/ 3. http://www.uswitch.com/media-centre/2015/04/double-digit-tariff-reductions-could-help-more-than-one-million-fuel-vulnerable-households/
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