Friday, 15 April 2011

Fuel Poverty Rate At More Than 50% In The North

Recent figures put fuel poverty in the North at more than 50%. Research shows that fuel poverty leads to bad health and other social ills. We pay more than £350 more than those living in England, Scotland or Wales. Wild fluctuations of price of heating oil of up to 40% make things difficult for our Senior Citizens. In this day and age should people really have to decide between heating their home in winter and feeding themselves? And what is Stormont going to do about it?

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