Fuel poverty in Northern Ireland – ‘little progress’

‘Little progress’ seems to have been made in tackling fuel poverty in Northern Ireland, according to a committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly. It says eliminating fuel poverty will require a long-term strategic policy approach.

Members of the Social Development Committee say it is clear that bridging the gap between identifying solutions to fuel poverty and implementing those solutions is going to require innovative thinking.

Key recommendations include:

  • The Northern Ireland Executive should establish an overall action plan to address fuel poverty through a coordinated and collaborative approach.
  • Individual task groups should identify and prioritise workable and realistic solutions to fuel poverty, and not develop ‘wish lists’.

Source: Report on Fuel Poverty, Second Report (Session 2011/2012), Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Social Development, TSO

Links: Report | Assembly press release

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