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| Government 'will miss fuel poverty target by more than six decades' | Government 'will miss fuel poverty target by more than six decades' |
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| The government will miss a key fuel poverty target by more than half a century at the current rate homes are being insulated and upgraded, a leading thinktank has warned. | The government will miss a key fuel poverty target by more than half a century at the current rate homes are being insulated and upgraded, a leading thinktank has warned. |
| Ministers are drastically off course on ensuring as many fuel-poor homes – those which people cannot afford to keep adequately heated – as possible are upgraded to energy efficiency band C by 2030 in England, according to the IPPR. | Ministers are drastically off course on ensuring as many fuel-poor homes – those which people cannot afford to keep adequately heated – as possible are upgraded to energy efficiency band C by 2030 in England, according to the IPPR. |
| The target will not be met by 2091 at the earliest, a report by the thinktank found. | The target will not be met by 2091 at the earliest, a report by the thinktank found. |
| England has about 2.5m fuel-poor households, and the hardship they face paying energy bills is set to rise this year because of price hikes. | England has about 2.5m fuel-poor households, and the hardship they face paying energy bills is set to rise this year because of price hikes. |
| “At its current rate of delivery, hundreds of thousands of fuel-poor households will be left out in the cold until the end of the century,” said Luke Murphy, associate director for energy, climate, housing and infrastructure at IPPR. | “At its current rate of delivery, hundreds of thousands of fuel-poor households will be left out in the cold until the end of the century,” said Luke Murphy, associate director for energy, climate, housing and infrastructure at IPPR. |
| The thinktank said the main scheme for tackling the problem – the energy companies obligation (ECO) – was not working, and called on the government to reform it. | The thinktank said the main scheme for tackling the problem – the energy companies obligation (ECO) – was not working, and called on the government to reform it. |
| It is estimated only 11% fuel-poor homes had reached band C by 2017, up from 8% in 2015. | It is estimated only 11% fuel-poor homes had reached band C by 2017, up from 8% in 2015. |
| The IPPR looked at the rate that energy efficiency measures were installed under the ECO between April 2017, when the scheme was rebooted, and February 2018. | The IPPR looked at the rate that energy efficiency measures were installed under the ECO between April 2017, when the scheme was rebooted, and February 2018. |
| The thinktank found substantial changes were need to the scheme, because at current rates and under conservative assumptions, the government would not hit its target until 2091. In reality, it is more likely the goal would not be hit until the 22nd century, the IPPR said. | The thinktank found substantial changes were need to the scheme, because at current rates and under conservative assumptions, the government would not hit its target until 2091. In reality, it is more likely the goal would not be hit until the 22nd century, the IPPR said. |
| The ECO is paid through levies on all household energy bills, which the thinktank said was regressive. | The ECO is paid through levies on all household energy bills, which the thinktank said was regressive. |
| Fuel-poor households spend a greater proportion of their income on energy compared with their richer counterparts, which the thinktank said was a good reason for moving funding away from bills and onto general taxation. | Fuel-poor households spend a greater proportion of their income on energy compared with their richer counterparts, which the thinktank said was a good reason for moving funding away from bills and onto general taxation. |
| The government has committed to about £640m each year between 2018 and 2022, but the the group said an average of £1.3bn a year was needed between 2019 and 2030. | The government has committed to about £640m each year between 2018 and 2022, but the the group said an average of £1.3bn a year was needed between 2019 and 2030. |
| The IPPR also called for the scheme to be implemented by local authorities in the future, rather than energy suppliers. | The IPPR also called for the scheme to be implemented by local authorities in the future, rather than energy suppliers. |
| A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “We don’t want anyone to live in fuel poverty. That’s why we’re tackling the root causes by investing £6bn in improving energy efficiency in some of the UK’s poorest homes over the next 10 years.” | A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “We don’t want anyone to live in fuel poverty. That’s why we’re tackling the root causes by investing £6bn in improving energy efficiency in some of the UK’s poorest homes over the next 10 years.” |
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