Fuel Poverty Coalition Manifesto
Children in Wales, as members of The Fuel Poverty Coalition has produced its manifesto ‘Ending Wales’ Cold Crisis’ for the National Assembly for Wales’ election in May 2016. The manifesto introduces five key priorities for action for the next Welsh Government over the next 5 years from 2016:
- Set a new fuel poverty target to improve homes to a minimum energy efficiency standard of EPC C, backed up with the data we need to drive an ambitious new strategy
- Invest in a well-resourced, well-targeted energy efficiency programme for fuel poor households in Wales as an infrastructure priority
- Save lives by implementing the NICE guidelines on tackling excess winter deaths
- Protect vulnerable households with a crisis fund for emergency heating when their health is at risk
- Fund independent advice services to help and support people in fuel poverty.
You can download copies of the manifesto here:http://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fuel-Poverty-Coalition-Manifesto.pdf
The Fuel Poverty Coalition is led by NEA Cymru and Citizens Advice and supported by a steering group made up of a range of key organisations working to take forward the fuel poverty agenda in Wales including Children in Wales, Age Cymru, Care & Repair Cymru, Community Housing Cymru, Friends of the Earth Cymru, Oxfam Cymru, Shelter Cymru, Disability Wales, Cynnal Cymru, North Wales Energy Advice Centre and Warm Wales.
If your organisation wishes to support or become signatories of the Fuel Poverty Coalition manifesto, please e-mail Tomos Davies tomos.davies@nea.org.uk
