The UK Government has announced new measures to help those vulnerable to fuel poverty, including young families and disabled people.

Measures include:

• Seeking changes in the law to allow data-sharing with energy suppliers;
• £150,000 to fund a roll out of Ofgem's national Citizens Advice Bureau awareness campaign on social assistance for the vulnerable;
• A pilot scheme to ensure people applying for Warm Front grants are referred to their energy supplier for tariff advice so that they can make maximum savings.

Further information is available from the Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs’ Press Release