End Fuel Poverty Coalition comment on BEIS energy bills report

Following publication of the BEIS report on the energy bills and cost of living crisis released today, a spokesperson for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, commented:

“MPs are right. The crisis facing millions of homes as energy bills continue to soar is ongoing and severe.

“The energy bills crisis this winter is a nightmare scenario, but the Government is sleepwalking into it.

“Tory leadership hopefuls and Ministers need to wake up and announce urgent financial support to offset the predicted price rises this winter and further help vulnerable homes stay warm this winter.

“But financial support will only be a stop gap solution. We also need to see a rapid roll-out of support to make homes and community buildings more energy efficient, a full review of the consumer energy market and action to bring cheap renewable energy on stream as fast as possible.”