fuel poverty
Britishnoun
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Local authorities were given extra funds via the Housing Support Fund to help people in fuel poverty but many, including Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria and Durham County Council, have closed the schemes, although the latter is offering help via a welfare assistance scheme.
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End Fuel Poverty Coalition said rural households were already facing the "deepest fuel poverty".
From BBC
"The rise in costs is going to be incredibly difficult for households already struggling with fuel poverty."
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One in four households in Northern Ireland are living in fuel poverty, with 179,000 households spending at least 10% of their income on energy bills.
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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the investment was an essential step in combating fuel poverty.
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