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November 18, 2010
Winter Deaths to Soar as 5 Million Homes Struggle to Pay Fuel Bills
By Sarah O’Grady
MORE than five million British households will struggle to stay warm this winter and the number of people likely to die in freezing temperatures is set to rise sharply, a leading charity warned yesterday. There are increasing concerns for poorer pensioners and other vulnerable people, said National Energy Action.
Fuel poverty is defined as when a household needs to spend more than 10 per cent of its income keeping warm. Campaigners say it is caused by poorly insulated homes, low incomes, and the continued high cost of energy bills.