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Hundreds of thousands of UK households could lose out on crucial financial support to help cut their energy bills permanently.

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is the longest-running fuel poverty scheme in Great Britain. Across the country, it has implemented energy-saving measures such as insulation and upgrading heating systems, making homes warmer and more affordable to heat.

Despite promising that funding to support warmer homes would not be cut, the Chancellor is reportedly considering a U-turn and slashing funding to the scheme , a move that campaigners say would hit the worst-off households hardest as they struggle with persistently high energy bills.

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