Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

The Vale Energy Team

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The Vale Energy Team works to improve the energy efficiency of domestic properties, reduce the number of households living in fuel poverty and tackle the causes and effects of climate change.

What is Fuel Poverty?

Fuel poverty can be defined as: “Where a household spends more than 10% of its disposable income to achieve a satisfactory level of warmth and comfort. (21 degrees C in the living room and 18 degrees C in other rooms)”

The main cause of fuel poverty is a combination of:

• Inadequately insulated homes
• Inefficient heating systems
• Low incomes
• High energy prices

Fuel poverty damages the health of those living in cold homes and affects their quality of life. The elderly, children, and those who are disabled or have a long-term illness are especially vulnerable.  The Vale Affordable Warmth Steering Group aims to tackle fuel poverty in the Vale of White Horse.

The Vale Affordable Warmth Steering Group

The Vale Affordable Warmth Steering Group includes members from the Vale of White Horse District Council, the Vale Housing Association, Warm Front, Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, Anchor Staying Put, the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Age Concern and the United Sustainable Energy Agency. The group works to:

• Reduce the number of households living in fuel poverty in the Vale of White Horse 
• Raise awareness of the help that exists for those in fuel poverty
• Raise awareness of fuel poevrty and its consequences 

Vale Affordable Warmth Steering Group