Government sets out next steps on fuel poverty

摘要

The government has set out its four next steps to help low income homes deal with high energy bills, as the latest fuel poverty statistics are published. The steps were published in the seventh annual Fuel Poverty Report which spells out in full the government's strong package of measures to fight fuel poverty. The latest official statistics show 2.8m homes in 2007 were classed as fuel poor in England. This is 300,000 less than was projected because incomes rose more than the government envisaged during the period.