Our work

Fuel Poverty Action campaigns across many interconnected issues. We try to tackle at the root the injustices that drive us into poverty in pursuit of our own survival, make us ill through the conditions of our homes and destroy our planet via an energy run for profit, not people. An energy system that leaves us freezing in our homes while enough fuel is burned to completely break down Earth’s systems of regulation and threaten all life. 

The UK remains largely dependent on gas to heat our homes, an expensive and polluting fuel. Burning gas, like oil and coal, produces the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate catastrophe. Its extraction around the world harms communities by poisoning their air and water, shaking the earth and creating conditions of colonialism and often war.

We have some of the hardest to heat housing stock in Europe, causing us to burn money only to heat the sky while we shiver in damp and mouldy conditions. Government, business and movements have recognised the need to insulate homes, but the profit-driven system has led to a series of disasters that often leave tenants worse off: botched jobs by cowboy contractors, no ventilation creating horrific mould, and continued use of toxic or flammable materials.

Making green come true

FPA has fought against the expansion of gas infrastructure in the form of fracking, and been part of more recent resistance to new power stations. We advocate for publicly owned, clean, renewable energy which is produced naturally by the wind and sun in such large quantities that at times it could already be distributed for free.

And we fight for warm and healthy homes, including supporting members who are living with the same cladding that fuelled the Grenfell fire. We need energy efficiency improvements carried out by well-trained workers with accountability to residents, taking a holistic approach to what works for each home.