
Matt Copeland
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Head of Policy and Public Affairs at @NEA_UKCharity Views are my own/unashamedly stolen from others
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined December 2018
In @guardian #JillianAmbrose features one of our clients. Lindsey* was struggling with the impact of high bills, rationing her energy and her home was often 9 degrees, until we were able to help.
theguardian.com
As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliers
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Our Policy and Advocacy team drive change through engagement with elected members, the media and the public. Find out more about the team and the ways that we develop new insights to share lived experience of people in fuel poverty.
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Thank you @MartinSLewis @MoneySavingExp for highlighting on your podcast our worries about prepayment meter customers and the way that standing charge debt can accrue on their meters. Currently, if this happens, the debt must be cleared before they can access any energy.
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If that sounds like something you’d love - follow the link and apply. And please share with anyone in your networks who may be interested. I’m always happy to provide any more info. Just get in touch. https://t.co/BIcibubSjs
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The focus will be: 💸 Helping UK Government to design grant schemes to decarbonise homes 🏦 Pushing for new legislation to improve conditions for renters ✅ Working with local authorities to deliver on the plan
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Come and work in my team! With a £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan announced yesterday by the chancellor, this role will seek to ensure it works in the best interests of fuel poor households.
We're recruiting a Policy Analyst to work with the UK government and local authorities to ensure that efforts to decarbonise homes are in the best interests of our client group. Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/VscGCncSHn
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We're recruiting a Policy Analyst to work with the UK government and local authorities to ensure that efforts to decarbonise homes are in the best interests of our client group. Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/VscGCncSHn
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Yesterday we heard from Matt Copeland from @NEA_UKCharity how energy debt is stopping people moving to cleaner, cheaper home heating options - and adding to everyone's energy bills👇 Chair @Bill_Esterson
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Warm Homes Plan: will it be cut at the Spending Review? Mood music WAS yes, but there's rumours that it WILL now be funded by the Govt's Manifesto pledge of £13.2bn... Why's it important? Warm homes for better health 🏥, lower bills for growth 📈& improved energy security ☑️
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'The price cap will come down but not to an affordable level for millions of people.' Our Head of Policy Matt Copeland tells @CommonsESNZ that some prepayment customers still face bills over £300 during the coldest months and many are still paying back debt from previous winters.
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'The breadth and the depth of support that will be available this winter is quite clearly insufficient.'
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'Millions of people are going to struggle.' Our Head of Policy Matt Copeland tells BBC Breakfast that we're campaigning for broader support through bill rebates or a social tariff.
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Our Head of Policy Matt Copeland will join @age_uk and @FairByDesign in giving evidence to @CommonsESNZ tomorrow. Matt will talk about the impact of high energy bills and how energy can be more affordable for households in fuel poverty.
Tomorrow at 3pm, in our first evidence session of our new inquiry on the cost of energy, we're considering the affordability of energy for poorer households and developing issues around the Winter Fuel Payment. Find out more: https://t.co/iVS2uGzMgO
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Our Director of Homes, Colin Timmins is speaking at the @MayorofLondon event 'London’s Green Transition: Business at the Forefront of Inclusive Growth' today, presenting our Community Retrofit Hub project as a case study of effective community engagement to tackle fuel poverty.
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To relate this to the day job - we are all different. We all have different needs Energy is essential for all. The market must work for all. Net Zero impacts everyone. It must work for everyone Inclusive design cannot be an afterthought. Lets build it into everything we do
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Something a little different from me this morning. Today is #RareDiseaseDay and I wanted to raise awareness about Coffin Siris Syndrome (CSS). My wonderful son Jacob has CSS variant Arid1B. Its difficult to explain in a tweet, so here a video to help. https://t.co/nXk9ncXcCu
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Was great to speak with @camillaborn @electrifygb this week at @NEA_UKCharity HQ in Newcastle about how to ensure the electrification of heat leads to warmer homes for fuel poor households.
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Energy bills are heading for a third successive rise in April – exactly how much they’ll be increasing will be announced by Ofgem next Tuesday. 📈 But what is clear is that low-income households are in desperate need of more support with their energy bills. 💷 Matt Copeland,
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'It should not fall to a charity like us to address the failings of government schemes and commercial firms' - our Chief Executive Adam Scorer on the damage failed retrofit schemes can do and why we stepped in to help householders in Preston.(1/2)
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@energygovuk has published two important consultations relating to fuel poverty today. 1. Refreshing the Fuel Poverty Strategy 2. Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales Lets see what they say!
Under plans to raise home energy efficiency standards, private landlords will be required to upgrade properties. This will mean renters will no longer find themselves living in cold, draughty homes. 1/2
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