National Energy Action

The Charity is established to carry out the following objects for the benefit of the public:(a) the relief of poverty, financial hardship and disadvantage and the advancement of health by promoting the improvement and optimisation of living conditions, particularly in relation to the use of energy and resources (including energy for heating purposes) among persons who are in necessitous circumstances including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) those in charitable need whose housing conditions are unsatisfactory, or those living in fuel poor households;(b) the advancement of public education and awareness about all aspects of the affordable and efficient use of energy and resources; and(c) the promotion of, or assistance in promoting, vocational training and learning for the benefit of persons seeking to assist the classes of persons described in sub-clause (a) above through their employment or work with those persons described as living in poverty."the or these Objects"In these Objects:"poverty" shall be interpreted in the broadest sense and shall include not only financial need or hardship, but also cover adverse social conditions and circumstances which preclude the ability of a person to achieve a reasonable standard of living or welfare, including in relation to their health and wellbeing; and"necessitous circumstances" shall include any circumstance which would impede a person's ability to remove themselves from poverty without the Charity's support.