Working Together To Reduce Fuel Poverty

With temperatures plummeting to sub-zero, Jake Berry Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Rossendale and Darwen is calling for action to reduce the cost of heating fuel oil.

Heating fuel oil, used by those who are not on mains gas is one of the few unregulated energy industries in the UK. Although the price of oil has come down by 70% on the international markets the prices charged to the people of Rossendale and Darwen have only decreased by around 50%.

Jake Berry commented “This is a problem faced by those in rural communities across Rossendale and Darwen. Fuel oil has to be bought in large quantities and people have to buy when their tank is empty not just when the price is low."

"Fuel poverty tends to be at its greatest in rural communities where people are often on lower wages”

Jake also commented “People can bring the price of fuel down, often by several pence per litre, by bulk buying for several houses. I have recently helped set this up in another area and would be happy to hear from anyone who would like my help in doing this. "

"Long term the solution has ton be to continue to pressure the local suppliers to keep their prices inline with the whole sale price of oil. If I am elected as MP I will negotiate with local supplier to bring prices down and keep them down for local residents.”