THE stark fact is that Britain’s fuel poverty crisis puts lives at risk.
The present cold snap brings home the extent of the crisis for the elderly, made more intense by the Labour government’s removal of the automatic winter fuel payment.
More than three-quarters of the public want a social tariff to underpin an energy bill discount for those who need it most.
Pensioners are a clear example of a group that includes many of the most vulnerable.
The arguments in favour of a social tariff are simple. It should support all who depend on heating and electricity for their health and wellbeing. Keeping the costs of energy at a manageable level and protecting the vulnerable from the volatility of the capitalist market in energy should be the mark of a modern and civilised country.
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