The rise in fuel poverty is simply not good enough – Rebecca Long-Bailey

Rebecca
Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, commenting
on a report from the Committee on Fuel Poverty, said:

“The rise
in fuel poverty is simply not good enough – we are going backwards. As the
report points out, in 2019 there will still be thousands of fuel poor
households living in Band F and G properties. A cold, poorly insulated home
doesn’t just mean that lots of heat is wasted resulting in a high bill, it
means getting ill, it means repeated visits to the doctor, a much longer
recovery time and a greater pressure on the NHS.

“Labour
will insulate four million homes as an infrastructure priority to help those
who suffer in cold homes each winter. We would also introduce an immediate
price cap so an average dual-fuel household energy bills remains below £1,000
per year while transitioning to a fairer system for bill payers”

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