UK Fuel Poverty Strategy 2008 - Report Contents


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The UK Fuel Poverty Strategy
6th ANNUAL
PROGRESS REPORT 2008

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Ministerial Foreword ................................................................................................................... 1
Executive Summary..................................................................................................................... 3
1 Our Commitments ................................................................................................................... 5
2 Progress to Date .................................................................................................................... 6
3 Energy efficiency and heating – national programmes ....................................................... 9
Warm Front - England ......................................................................................................... 9
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme - Wales ........................................................................ 9
Warm Deal and Central Heating Programme - Scotland ............................................. 10
Warm Homes and Warm Homes Plus Schemes - Northern Ireland ............................ 10
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target – Great Britain ................................................... 11
Decent Homes and Scottish Housing Quality Standard ............................................... 11
4 Energy efficiency and heating - area-based measures .................................................... 13
Warm Zones – England .................................................................................................... 13
Low Carbon Buildings Programme – England and Wales ........................................... 13
Community Energy Efficiency Fund - England ............................................................... 14
Local Authority Indicators – England and Wales ........................................................... 14
Helping households off the gas grid – Great Britain ...................................................... 15
5 Energy Markets ..................................................................................................................... 16
Energy Prices .................................................................................................................... 16
Ofgem’s Social Action Strategy ...................................................................................... 17
Tackling tariff differentials ................................................................................................. 18
Debt and disconnection protection for consumers ........................................................ 19
Switching ............................................................................................................................ 20
The Government’s Environmental and Social Guidance to Ofgem ............................. 20
Energy supplier social programmes . .............................................................................. 21
6 Action on incomes ................................................................................................................. 22
Incomes for vulnerable households ................................................................................. 22
Winter Fuel Payments ....................................................................................................... 23
Benefit entitlement checks ............................................................................................... 24
7 Information and campaigns .................................................................................................. 25
Improving Targeting .......................................................................................................... 25
Keep Warm Keep Well ..................................................................................................... 25
8 Stakeholder Actions .............................................................................................................. 27
Age Concern ...................................................................................................................... 27
EEPH (Energy Efficient Partnership for Homes) ........................................................... 27
Energy Saving Trust .......................................................................................................... 28
Energywatch ...................................................................................................................... 28
Help the Aged .................................................................................................................... 29
National Energy Action (NEA) ......................................................................................... 29
9 Advisory Groups .................................................................................................................... 31
10 Government Response to FPAG Recommendations ..................................................... 33
11 The Way Forward ................................................................................................................ 36
12 Fuel Poverty Statistics Annex ............................................................................................ 38

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