The need for a fuel bank scheme in Northern Ireland

This research was produced by Bryson Energy on behalf of the Consumer Council which set out the overarching aim of undertaking a scoping exercise regarding the need for, and means to establish, a Northern Ireland fuel bank. Fuel banks already operate in Scotland, Wales and England, providing vouchers to customers with a prepayment meter who have been referred by a third party because they are at crisis point. Each voucher provides around two-weeks of support with gas or electricity so that customers need not choose between eating, heating or lighting their home.