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Firmus accused of only supplying sticking plaster solutions for Derry residents struggling to pay gas bills

Campaign group, Derry Against Fuel Poverty, have slammed Firmus Energy chief, Niall Martindale, for comments made to The Derry News last week regarding the sharp rise of gas bill prices. Mr Martindale, who is Firmus' Interim Managing Director, ...

28 Mar 2022 at 17:33

Nearly half of adults struggled to pay energy bills before prices surged – ONS

Almost half of adults were struggling to pay their energy bills before the biggest jump in prices in living memory came into effect this week, figures suggest. Some 43% of adults in Britain who pay energy bills said they were finding this ...

01 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Derry News

Protest to take place against massive fuel bill increases

Derry Against Fuel Poverty have urged people to make their voices heard to their new MLAs this weekend. The group will be holding it's fourth cost of living crisis rally in the city on Saturday, by which time, the identity of Foyle's new ...

04 May 2022 at 11:33

Three million English homes in fuel poverty in 2020 – before surging prices hit

More than one in eight households in England were living in draughty homes and struggling to pay their bills in 2020 – even before rising energy prices hit. Official statistics for 2020, the most recent year for which figures are ...

24 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Derry News

Derry fuel protestors make their stand against Firmus gas bill hikes

Protestors from Derry have staged a demonstration outside the Firmus Gas HQ in Antrim following this week's latest gas bill hike. Firmus, who supply gas to a number of households in the city, imposed their fourth successive ...

24 Feb 2022 at 18:33

Government urged to support households and cut fossil fuel use as bills soar

More than 30 campaign groups are urging the Government to provide more support for households, cut gas use and shift to renewables as bills soar. The call comes ahead of the Spring Statement and Government plans to bolster ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Fuel poverty protest set for north coast town as prices continue to rise

A rally urging the government to act on the rapidly rising energy prices and cost of living is to be held this evening on the north coast. Derry Against Fuel Poverty, who have previously held demonstrations in Derry, will ...

04 Mar 2022 at 10:33

Forty-five million Britons to be plunged into fuel poverty in winter – study

An estimated 45 million Britons will be forced into fuel poverty and struggle to pay energy bills this winter, new research has found. Two-thirds of all UK households – or 18 million families – will be plunged into ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:16

8.2 million UK households could be in fuel poverty after October, charity warns

One in three UK households could fall into fuel poverty if latest estimates that the average energy bill could reach £3,250 a year become reality, a charity has warned. Experts at Cornwall Insight said bills could ...

21 Jul 2022 at 13:25

NHS bosses make rare appeal to ministers as UK faces ‘public health emergency’

NHS bosses have made an “unprecedented” appeal to the Government to take action on rising energy prices as the UK faces a “public health emergency”. The NHS Confederation sent a letter to ministers on Friday, ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:53

Boris Johnson orders ministers to find £1 billion for insulation scheme – report

Boris Johnson has reportedly instructed ministers to divert more than £1 billion from existing Government schemes to target insulating poorer households before winter in a bid to help shield the vulnerable ...

16 Jun 2022 at 07:25

Tax relief for oil and gas firms ‘could have insulated two million homes’

A tax break for investment in oil and gas production worth up to £5.7 billion could have insulated two million homes, a think tank has said. The support, part of the emergency cost-of-living package ...

31 May 2022 at 11:33

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