Ministers urged to give fuel poor £1k this winter

Industry experts are calling on the government to urgently announce £1,000 in support for each of the most vulnerable households this winter, warning that time to do so is rapidly running out. Academics from the University of Oxford, alongside experts at Cambridge Architectural Research and energy retailer Utilita, have published their preliminary findings into what support will be required this winter and are calling on the government to make a decision ahead of parliament going into recess later this week.