The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a consultation report in September 2019 – ‘Consultation on the Fuel Poverty strategy for England’. (Fuel poverty strategy for England: consultation (publishing.service.gov.uk) .In the report they highlighted eight areas to consult on in order to formulate a future policy/strategy to address and tackle fuel poverty.
The eight areas where –
- Improving energy efficiency standards in fuel poor homes
- Working together to help the fuel poor through partnership and learning
- Increasing effective targeting of fuel poor households
- Improving the reach of support for certain high cost homes
- Improving the reach of support to certain low income households
- Tackling the financial burden of energy bills for those on low incomes
- Ensuring the fuel poor are able to get maximum benefit from a fair and functioning energy market
- Enhancing and improving understanding of fuel poverty