Summary
The Department for Communities is holding a 12-week public consultation on a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland.
Documents
- Consultation on a draft Fuel Poverty Strategy
- Consultation on a draft Fuel Poverty Strategy - Stakeholder Engagement Report
Consultation description
This draft Fuel Poverty Strategy proposes a framework for addressing fuel poverty and its impacts.
Fuel poverty is the inability of a household to heat and power their home adequately. It is affected by the cost of energy, the energy efficiency of the home and energy needs of those living in it, and household income. When people cannot heat their homes adequately it can lead to poor mental and physical health.
This strategy proposes a vision of a Warm, Healthy Home for Everyone, supported by 4 principles. It contains a number of proposed actions that will help us achieve the following objectives to:
Make homes more energy efficient
Collaborate and build capacity
Protect consumers
The draft Strategy also proposes a new approach to measuring and reporting on fuel poverty and proposals for the Department’s new Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency scheme.
A summary of the responses to this consultation was published in October 2025.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.