More People Suffer Fuel Poverty

The number of households in fuel poverty in the UK rose to 3.5 million in 2006, one million more than in 2005, government figures show.
Fuel poverty is defined as households who spend more than 10% of their income on fuel.
The Unite union said thousands more people are likely to suffer from fuel poverty this winter.
But energy watchdog Consumer Focus says the number of homes currently in fuel poverty is as high as five million.
The figures include around 2.75 million homes classed as "vulnerable" - containing a child, elderly person or someone with a long-term illness.
The number of homes in fuel poverty in England rose from 1.5 million in 2005 to 2.4 million in 2006, including an extra 700,000 vulnerable households.
The government said the rise across the UK was due to consumer energy bills increasing by 22% between 2005 and 2006.
Ministers said gas prices rose by a half from low levels in 2003 to 2006, while electricity prices increased by a third.
Energy companies have raised their tariffs further this year.
Tony Woodley, joint leader of the Unite union, said thousands more people would slip into fuel poverty this winter.
He said: "The government cannot stand back while struggling households chose whether to heat or eat.
"If intervention is on hand to bail out the speculators and spivs who have caused this economic turmoil, then our government should not have to think twice about helping the frail and vulnerable heat their homes."
Philip Cullum from Consumer Focus said: "These historic figure show a significant rise in fuel poverty, but the situation today is even worse. We estimate 5.5 million households are in fuel poverty.
"We want to see government act now to push all energy suppliers to introduce social tariffs to help low income consumers cope with rising fuel bills."