Millions in UK face fuel poverty despite Sunak support, say experts

Chancellor's intervention unlikely to offset impact of rising energy bills on low-income households

• What help is Sunak offering as households face energy bill hikes?

Millions of UK households are expected to be dragged into fuel poverty for the first time despite the support announced by Rishi Sunak to soften the blow from soaring energy bills.

Several charities warned that the chancellor his plan was badly targeted and offered too little support for those most in need. The scale of the shock to low-income households would drive hunger, rent arrears, and ill health, and pile extra demand on to already stretched food banks and homeless shelters, they said.