This means that standing charges will continue to have a negative impact for millions - and perhaps most egregiously for prepay customers.

While we, and others, made proposals to reduce the impact of standing charges for prepay users, there is no action to help them.

I think its best to start with the firm decisions that have been made.

Ofgem had previously proposed to reduce standing charges by £20 - £80 in April.

The decision is not to do this.

The status quo is unchanged.

Speaking of which, here I am speaking at the Excellent Net Zero North East England Summit.

#FuelPovertyAwarenessDay

On the policy side, the new UK Government made big promises in its manifesto. £13bn for a Warm Homes Plan. Slashing fuel poverty.

We've had a down payment on this. We've been told to expect more. We will hold them to that.

Organisations across the UK are doing an unbelievable job at keeping people warm at home.

At @NEA_UKCharity alone we provided millions of support to fuel poor households.

We are not alone in this. These efforts are replicated across charities, community groups, and businesses.

Fuel poverty is not just about energy prices, its about incomes and energy efficiency.

The most recent statistics show that 11.4m people are living in relative poverty in the UK. And the trend has was upwards.