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The families of close to 1,900 children living in poverty conditions in Boston, Lincolnshire, could actually be missing out on the Warm Home Discount scheme, which provides annual rebates off one’s fuel bills, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

Household energy bills might reach an yearly average of 2,000 pounds by 2020, roughly 600 pounds more than today, pushing even more people into fuel poverty, a major consumer group has warned recently.

The UK Government’s plans to reduce the green energy levies will actually leave more than 400,000 British homes without any financial support for installing energy efficiency measures, a brand new media report on the matter can reveal.

Despite Ofgem’s claims that the new energy bills should be much easier to understand and could play a significant part in helping consumers save money by switching suppliers, they’re still too confusing for most people, a survey carried out by consumer group Which? Has recently revealed.

The UK Green Building Council has publicly urged the Government to step in and take some immediate measures in order to help drive down the ever-rising energy bills and keep the least well off British home owners out of poverty.

The UK government will force energy suppliers to print Quick Response (QR) codes on their energy bills, in an attempt to help people switch supplier more easily, a news report in the central media has just revealed.

As part of his speech to the Ecobuild 2014 conference, Secretary of State Edward Davey has mentioned that six projects have been awarded £19.5 million in total as part of the Green Deal Communities scheme.

Almost two in 10 home owners (or 19%) have been incorrectly billed by their energy supplier over the past two years, research carried out by online comparison service uSwitch has just revealed.

Energy-related costs for the average UK households rose from £69 a month in 2002 to £106 in 2012 despite a 17% drop in energy usage, the latest figures released by the ONS have revealed

Following last week’s appeal by Ofgem to energy suppliers, who’s asking them to return over £400m in credit to former customers, Energy UK, the body representing UK’s energy companies, hit ba

Ofgem, the energy market regulator, is calling on large suppliers to make sure money is returned to their former customers after their in-depth analysis revealed that these companies hold more than £400m in credit from closed accounts.

A community energy switching scheme designed to help participants lower their bills by getting the best possible deals is nearing its deadline, a media news report on this topic has revealed.