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Save energy and cut fuel bills
Save energy and cut fuel bills
Thousands of people – mostly pensioners – die each year from preventable cold-related illnesses. On average, around fifty people die unnecessarily in each constituency every year. Poor home insulation and poor-quality housing lead to cold homes and high fuel bills, the main causes of this ‘fuel poverty’, while the average pensioner household spends £500 a year on energy.