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Our Project Development Manager, Dr Danielle Butler, explains the findings of our recent polling that showed people with a disability are more likely to ration their energy use. #FuelPovertyConf

Joe Farrington-Douglas, Senior Fellow @healthequals.bsky.social, talks about life expectancy in the UK. Life expectancy varies by 16 years between the healthiest and unhealthiest areas. #FuelPovertyConf

Fiona Miller, Chief Executive at Beat the Cold, talks to our #FuelPovertyConf about their vital work targeting cold homes through childhood asthma and geographical disadvantage data.

Rhiannon Clarke from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside explains to our #FuelPovertyConf about the work they've been doing to tackle COPD. Rhiannon highlights that medical teams provide holistic support to avoid hospital admissions.

Lucy Malcolm from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside shared with our #FuelPovertyConf some fantastic health improvements. Healthcare staff now routinely ask patients whether they can keep their homes warm.

The winner of our 'Going the extra mile: showing excellence in customer care' recognition award goes to Jen Smedley at Citizens Advice Diss and Thetford! #FuelPovertyConf

The winner of our 'Unsung Hero' award goes to Emma Brooks from National Energy Foundation. #FuelPovertyConf

The winner of our 'Saving lives: positive impacts on health' recognition award goes to Fiona Miller at Beat The Cold #FuelPovertyConf

Our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social thanks #FuelPovertyConf delegates for sharing their experiences and commends them on their work to help the most vulnerable.

Our Director of Homes Colin Timmins stresses that just one poor-quality retrofit can have a significant impact on the campaign to retrofit homes. #FuelPovertyConf

Our final panel session of our #FuelPovertyConf will focus on how we tackle health inequalities for the most vulnerable households.

Project Development Manager @NEA-UKCharity.bsky.social Dr Danielle Butler introduces the penultimate session of our #FuelPovertyConf with a critical focus on #healthinequalities & how cold homes & #fuelpoverty are cutting lives, health & opportunities short.

Will Johnstone, Principal Policy Manager at @citizensadvice.bsky.social says their modelling shows 5 million people are in a negative budget, while 2.35 million are living on empty. #FuelPovertyConf

David Farmer, Energy House Research Fellow at @salforduni.bsky.social shares findings from Energy House 1 of different retrofit approaches. These include considering any unintended consequences, such as mould growth.

Alastair Mumford from the MCS Foundation says the supply chain is finding it difficult to recruit staff for retrofitting work, and the industry is struggling to find trainers to upskill staff. #FuelPovertyConf

Eleanor Radcliffe, Project Manager at @carbon.coop stresses the importance of people-centred approaches to retrofit schemes. Their Retrofit for All project includes a co-creation phase where the pain points for households are identified. #FuelPovertyConf

‘Tackling #fuelpoverty is a moral imperative, #publichealth necessity & inequality imperative. But it’s not just about buildings. It’s about people, jobs & opportunities’. #Liverpool City Region Mayor @metromayorsteve.bsky.social opens today’s sessions at @NEA-UKCharity.bsky.social #FuelPovertyConf

Dominic Griffiths, Business Relationship Manager at Energy Projects Plus, says his organisation has worked in Merseyside and Cheshire for almost 30 years. We're working together as part of our Warm Homes, Healthy Futures programme to help those in fuel poverty. #FuelPovertyConf

Thank you to our speakers for our final session today at #FuelPovertyConf. Dr Jamie-Leigh Rosenburgh ends the session by highlighting our Insights to Impact network so we can continue to work to support those in fuel poverty. Visit reception or send us a DM to find out more.

Our Insights and Impact Manager, Dr Jamie-Leigh Rosenburgh, shares powerful stories from our clients. One client, known as Rahul, had high costs due to medical conditions. We provided short-term support but more needs to be done to help with energy affordability. #FuelPovertyConf

Starting now at our #FuelPovertyConf is Breakout C. The session will focus on gaps in provision of winter crisis support and sharing people's experiences of winter.

During #FuelPovertyConf, speak to our staff. Find out how you can get involved in fundraising and corporate partnerships, or what courses our training team can deliver for you.

What can we do to improve rented housing through better #EnergyEfficiency to reduce #FuelPoverty & improve health, and what protections do we need for renters? A great panel is convened now to discuss just these things.

@NEA-UKCharity.bsky.social #fuelpovertyconf

‘The Warm Homes Plan is not just a document, the work is underway right now.’ Jessica Skilbeck, Director, Net Zero Buildings at Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, says the government will consult on the fuel poverty strategy and the policies that contribute to that strategy #FuelPovertyConf

‘The new fuel poverty strategy is really imminent.’ Jessica Skilbeck, Director, Net Zero Buildings, says the new strategy includes the commitment to raise minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector to EPC C. #FuelPovertyConf

Caroline Flint, Chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty, says regulations and laws need to be twinned with enforcement to make sure energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector are actively enforced. #FuelPovertyConf

During our second session at our #FuelPovertyConf, @pwsmith101.bsky.social, Caroline Flint, @dharavyas.bsky.social and Jessica Skilbeck will discuss how ambitious fuel poverty strategies can be updated and implemented.

Our Director of Policy @pwsmith101.bsky.social tells #FuelPovertyConf that home energy efficiency is key to making Britain a clean energy superpower, and that health and housing are ‘completely intertwined’.

Thank you to Evouchers for supporting our annual conference and exhibition. From Monday to Wednesday, we'll help bring together hundreds of delegates at our #FuelPovertyConf passionate about tackling fuel poverty across the UK.

Minister for Energy Consumers @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social tells @nea-ukcharity.bsky.social #FuelPovertyConf that we must ‘fix the root cause of #FuelPoverty’, incl:
- raising min #energyefficiency standards in private rented sector
- upgrading homes with £3.4billion investment in a Warm Homes Plan