Furthermore, although some people are locked into fuel poverty for the longer term, others come into and
out of fuel poverty over shorter periods.
I hope that I am able to do his legacy justice and look forward to working with the excellent teams, both at Warm Zones and at NEA, to help ever greater numbers of vulnerable and low income
households out of fuel poverty.»
Up to 100,000 households could be
lifted out of fuel poverty after the government persuaded the UK's six largest energy suppliers to increase the amount they spend on social programmes.