# 31% of people ‘cutting back on essentials to ease financial pressures’

By Simon Francis — 2026-04-14

Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: “These figures reflect what households across the country are living through.

“Cutting back on food and heating is not an abstract financial decision, it is a sign that the energy system based on volatile oil and gas prices is failing people.

“With forecasts pointing to a fresh energy bill rise from July, the pressure on household budgets is only going to intensify.

“The government must use the next price cap period as a moment to act.

“Targeted bill support, action on energy debt and reform of how energy costs are structured would make a real and immediate difference to millions of households.

“And with the public backing the continuation of the Windfall Tax on energy firm profits by a margin of two-to-one, there is also a clear way to pay for this support.”

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