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National Energy Action - the UK's #FuelPoverty Charity. Taking action so everyone can have a warm, safe and healthy home
Already completed our level three Energy Awareness course and you’re ready to build on this and take the next step? We’re pleased to offer fully funded modules towards our Level 4: Decarbonising Homes – Technologies, Impacts and Solutions qualification.
This summer, we’re supporting the parents who are worried about bills but trying to make the best of the school holidays for their children. Will you share this post and send a message of solidarity to a struggling parent? 💙
We're recruiting a Project Development Co-ordinator to help deliver projects that can change lives by making energy more affordable for fuel poor households. Find out more and apply here: www.nea.org.uk/jobs/project...
Showers can be expensive and use a lot of water. Installing a low-flow shower head could lead to significant savings on your energy and water bills.
Save the date 📅 Our next #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay will take place on Wednesday 18 November. We need all of our stakeholders and partners to help amplify the issue of households living in cold and unhealthy homes.
Our ‘Changing Energy Related Behaviour’ course is designed for frontline staff working across various organisations. It supports those who provide energy-related advice directly to householders for their clients to make direct changes as a result: www.nea.org.uk/training-and...
We’re looking for a motivated Energy Adviser to support households across London. The role involves travel across London and requires a full driving licence to operate our Mobile Advice Centre.
Our advisers helped write off over £5,400 of historic energy debt and got Georgia an oil-filled radiator as part of our Gypsy, Traveller, Roma and Nomadic community project in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Read our full report here: www.nea.org.uk/publications/east-riding-report
Many children are excited to break up for summer this week. But what about the children who aren’t looking forward to it? The children who are living in damp homes or wondering if they’ll have any hot meals this summer.
Older appliances can cost more to run than newer, more energy efficient ones.
Our ‘Living with the Energy Crisis: Providing advice to vulnerable clients’ course explores the current landscape of fuel poverty in England and Wales. It examines its causes, impacts, and the groups most affected by recent changes.
Our ‘Carbon monoxide awareness in fuel poor homes’ course will explore the links between ill health and fuel poverty. Frontline workers will learn to support vulnerable households and potentially save lives: www.nea.org.uk/training-and...
Having a working carbon monoxide monitor can protect your life, and your families'. Find out more from our Energy Adviser Timothy about the best place to have it.
We're recruiting a skilled Energy Adviser to deliver one‑to‑one support, group advice sessions and wider community engagement for households across the UK.
Three things we did this week 🚨 We spoke at a roundtable in Parliament, released dates for a new training spotlight and were involved in the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival.
Got a place in the London Marathon? 👟 Turn every mile into something meaningful by raising funds for National Energy Action. Join Team NEA and help us tackle fuel poverty while you run! 📩 Send us a DM or email fundraising@nea.org.uk to find out more.
We're delivering spotlight sessions to help frontline advisers learn more about the Priority Services Register.
Children's physical and mental health and academic attainment can be greatly impacted by living in cold homes. The scale of this is huge, with over 6 million children in the UK living in fuel poverty. Every child deserves to live in a warm and healthy home.
With the launch of the Warm Homes Plan, organisations across the sector will play a vital role in delivering large‑scale home energy improvements and supporting households through the transition to net zero.
Our advice team has been out in #Luton speaking to people during Grasmere Road's Disability Week.
Leaving the door open on fridges and freezers causes warm air to enter the appliance very quickly. The appliances will then use more energy to get back to their correct running temperatures.
A loan shark is a person or entity that offers loans at extremely high or illegal interest rates, operating outside the law. It could be a neighbour or someone pretending to be your friend. If you need to report a loan shark (even anonymously), you can contact Loan Sharks England.
Sign up to our training spotlight to learn how Standard Licence Conditions protect vulnerable customers, and how they can be applied in frontline advisory work. Sign up here: www.nea.org.uk/standard-lic...
Our spotlight session will equip learners with an overview of the knowledge and practical skills to support vulnerable households in the private rented sector.
Our ‘Independent Living’ course will help a range of people who are at risk of fuel poverty, including students, care leavers, former members of the armed forces and refugees or asylum seekers. This practical course is designed to help individuals confidently navigate the world of home energy.
Grants may be available to help you retrofit your home to make it more energy efficient. Each home is different, so it is important to speak to a professional about what may be best for your individual circumstances.
Our level 2 ‘Fuel Debt Advice in the Community’ course covers the causes of fuel debt, all issues householders may face with meters, fuel statements, payment and tariff options.
The fast-freeze option on a freezer is incredibly energy intensive. Avoid using this setting if possible, especially if you’re concerned about your energy bills.
During #LoveYourLungsWeek, find out how we helped Agnes and Phillip, who suffered from COPD. We helped them gain access to vital funds, which gave them the freedom to use more energy to keep their home warm over winter.
Three things we did this week 🚨 We responded to the new energy #PriceCap coming into effect, cheered on a fundraiser cycling over 600km for us and released a new report on the impact of fuel poverty during the summer.