Friday was Fuel Poverty Awareness Day and I joined colleagues at Wolverhampton Homes Energy Advice surgery to raise awareness on tackling fuel poverty.

Fuel poverty affects children and families across the UK, who tragically often have to choose between ‘heating’ and ‘eating’. It affects the working poor and people with disabilities, and not only does it affect them financially but it can be detrimental to their physical and mental health.

The day was about raising awareness of the annual devastation that cold homes impact the most vulnerable in our society; the problem and some of the solutions available for those struggling to heat their homes affordably.