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Fuel poverty in Britain has not peaked – and online disinformation is making it worse

It's no April Fool, energy prices are going up today, while the number of people struggling to survive is on the rise.

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Apr 01, 2025
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When public health expert Dr Alexis Paton started investigating the link between fuel poverty and health, she knew she would hear heart-breaking stories of bare-survival on the lowest incomes. What she didn’t expect was to witness living conditions that were positively Victorian.

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Hannah Fearn is a freelance journalist specialising in social affairs. She is the former opinion editor of The Independent and is based in South London.
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