Fuel poverty is a term used to describe households who are unable to keep their homes adequately heated in winter, resulting in suffering, illness and in thousands of people dying from living in a cold home. Households living in fuel poverty face the dire choice between heating their homes in winter and meeting other basic needs such as eating. Fuel poverty is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of people across the UK, it is also linked depression, mental health and with many chronic illnesses. It also has a significant impact on children’s health and their educational attainment.