Sentences with phrase «vulnerable households»

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries.

Our Warm Front scheme offers cash to help the most vulnerable households with heating and insulation so that they can keep warm this winter.

In total, expenditure on energy efficiency schemes to protect the health and welfare of vulnerable households will be less than half of the financial support available in 2010 - 2011.

In the long term, these measures are expected to have a positive impact on the economy through higher savings and a lower number of financially vulnerable households.

Our recommendations were designed to protect and support vulnerable households.

The most vulnerable households are faced with a limited substantial local adaptive capacity, and at the same time they encounter barriers to migration that prevent their displacement.

With a hot summer forecast, keeping cool will put a strain on financially vulnerable households.

We provide veterinary services and education, as well as a sponsorship program aimed at keeping children in school and supporting vulnerable households.

Despite the Government being legally bound [1] to eradicate fuel poverty for vulnerable households by 2010 and for all households by 2016, nearly 3 million households in England are still struggling to adequately heat their homes.

The Government's fuel poverty strategy has called for the eradication of fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010, and in all households by 2016 in England and a little later in Scotland.

«We estimate that severe problem debt currently affects some 3.4 million people in the UK, so tackling and preventing vulnerable households from falling into problem debt should be high on the policymakers» agenda.

It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

«Recent momentum in prices in Toronto and Vancouver may increase the likelihood of a correction in house prices, which could affect vulnerable households,» Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said at a press conference in Ottawa on Dec. 15.

In South Sudan, Tearfund is providing food to vulnerable households through vouchers and cash.

«So far, we have 455, 857 poor and vulnerable households uploaded onto the National Social Register, from which 297, 973 households have been mined and are being mined and being paid stipends in 20 states,» she said.

From this date, England will be the only UK nation without any Government - funded programme to assist the most financially disadvantaged vulnerable households in keeping their homes warm.

County Sheriff Louis Falco was present to support the resolutions, emphasizing that the map was both a public safety and law enforcement concern because the information allows home invaders to pinpoint vulnerable households and placed law enforcement officers, many of whom have weapons in their homes, at risk.

In Cameroon, one approach to this would be through subsidized health insurance for these economically vulnerable households.

This infographic shows how more frequent and intense droughts and floods affect the most vulnerable households at risk of hunger, and what World Food Programme is doing to help people adapt and build resilience to climate change.

As noted above, public funding for heating and insulation measures for low - income and vulnerable households in England (the Warm Front programme) terminates at the end of March 2013.

«The health and wellbeing of thousands of very vulnerable households is being put at risk, and we urge the Government to urgently bring forward a new fuel poverty and energy efficiency programme funded through the VAT and other taxes the Government receives from energy bills and the energy sector.»

The government's strategy under WHECA 2000, which was published in a revised version in December 2002, states that: «In England, the government as far as reasonably practicable will seek an end to fuel poverty for vulnerable households by 2010.

Shadow business secretary Alan Duncan added: «When Labour came into power, they recklessly committed to eliminate fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010; now they are beginning to realise that are victims of their own overblown promises.

«Included in that agreement is the commitment that the funds would be invested in one of Nigeria's flagship social investment programmes, the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme targeted at the poorest and most vulnerable households in our country,» he said.

Osinbajo said the Social Investment Programme launched in 2016 — comprising a jobs scheme for unemployed graduates, a feeding programme for public primary school pupils, a micro-credit scheme for small businesses, and a cash transfer scheme for our poorest and most vulnerable households, is a key component of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive of National Energy Action stated: «The CCC report highlights the UK Government must realign current policies and increase investment overall in programmes that can create warmth, comfort and make fuel bills affordable for vulnerable households.

With a passion for sustainability and extensive commercial experience working for companies such as RWE npower, Carillion and BskyB, Claire will lead Warm Zones in delivering energy efficiency and related services targeted at low income and vulnerable households.

Assessable and independent assistance is essential for low - income and vulnerable households, NEA have campaigned to ensure that the Home Heat Helpline can give independent advice, as well as preserving this service, in the future NEA is also committed to ensuring the Government's Green Deal Advice Call Centre is effective and utility companies act on their referrals

The Strategy had also adopted an interim target to end fuel poverty for all vulnerable households in England by 2010 which was missed.

The Coalition Government is current designing the successor scheme to the current programme that funds the instillation of energy efficiency measures in low income and vulnerable households and communities.

Electronic register of all vulnerable households to be established.

Regular HEAP eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, the primary heating source and the presence of a vulnerable household member who is under age 6, is age 60 or older, or is permanently disabled.

All vulnerable households shall receive free set - up boxes to enable the switching off of the analogue signal.

The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) has described as a misplaced priority, a new pro-poor policy that will see government provide free digital TV boxes to vulnerable households.

Trafford Council spend up to # 100,000 a year sending waste wood to landfill, and the network has now been developed to process this wood and use it to provide affordable heat in vulnerable households.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

With almost 6.5 million UK households in fuel poverty and energy prices continuing to rise, we need to ensure that policies prioritise the needs of low - income and vulnerable households to ensure that they are not left behind in the UK's progression towards a low - carbon future.

Other proposals include requiring every energy company to offer social tariffs to vulnerable households and provide clear information to customers showing whether they are on the cheapest tariff offered by their energy company.

The Strategy adopted a further interim target to end fuel poverty for all vulnerable households in England by 2010 which was not achieved due to the cost of energy more than doubling since 2004.

Around 2.8 million of these fuel poor households were vulnerable, which represents around 18.1 per cent of all vulnerable households in England.

This means customers who are considered to be from a vulnerable household will be able to get it.

The IEA recommends a specific EU law to drive «comprehensive energy efficiency retrofits in the most vulnerable households by 2030».

«This budget reflects the President's commitment to fiscal responsibility while supporting critical functions that provide rental assistance to low - income and vulnerable households and help work - eligible families achieve self - sufficiency,» the outline states.