Consultation Responses

Please see our FPC consultation responses below.

August 2026

Warm Healthy Homes Fund

Around 39% of NI households are living in fuel poverty.

That’s why the Fuel Poverty Coalition NI has responded to the Department for Communities consultation on the Warm Healthy Homes Fund.

The proposed new energy efficiency scheme has the potential to deliver significant improvements in warmth, health and energy affordability for low-income and vulnerable households. While we welcome many of the proposals, our response also sets out further recommendations to strengthen the Fund’s design, so that it can deliver lasting benefits for households experiencing fuel poverty.

Read our response here.

March 2025

Department for Communities: Consultation on a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland

The FPC welcomes the draft strategy’s key objectives, proposed outcomes, and actions but is disappointed by the absence of specific, measurable targets – especially a clear target for reducing fuel poverty. We also urge for the finalised strategy to be backed by comprehensive funding and a detailed action plan for effective implementation.

Read our response here.