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Towards a new fuel poverty strategy Looking beyond 7 th May
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Introduction Our campaign DECC’s Fuel Poverty Strategy Our manifesto for the next Government
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Our campaign - about us Volunteer led Non-partisan Supported by LAs/HAs, charities new energy market entrants & partner campaigns
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Our campaign - a fuel poverty crisis 3 million UK households in fuel poverty Energy bills have doubled in last decade Children in fuel poverty higher risk of respiratory and mental health problems Netmums Survey – 1 in 5 members choosing between heating and eating Elderly - Average 25,000 Excess Winter Deaths per year in England & Wales
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Our campaign - getting smart about energy Data matching Pre-payment Health
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A welcome change of direction Fuel Poverty Strategy
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Integrate into wider public health strategy Targets for Energy efficiency standards Recognition of role of community energy and need to understand household behaviours
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Our Manifesto - looking beyond 7 May Energy efficiency –ECO 250,000 households by 2023: Winter 2012 / 2013 – 300,000 more households fell in to fuel poverty Health and fuel poverty –No delivery timetable or hard data Empowering local authorities –More responsibility less funding
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Our Manifesto - a national residential retrofit programme Targets: –2 million low income homes to EPC C by 2020 –all 6 million low income households to EPC C by 2025 Financing: –Half a million households per year Impact: –100,000 jobs & £3 growth / £1 invested –£1.27 Tax Return / £1 Invested
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Delivery of a National Residential Retrofit Programme
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Our Manifesto - health Multi-comfort housing central to health –Timetable for delivery of Health Impacts of Domestic Energy Efficiency Measures report No vulnerable patient discharged to a cold home –NICE guidelines Focus on housing for children and the elderly
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Our Manifesto - local authorities Speed up access to data? Clarify role in smart meter roll out? Recognise need for local messengers?
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Thank you & Questions? Contacts: Secretary@right2fueluk.com @right2fueluk
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