The star of the award-winning film 'I, Daniel Blake' has lent his support to a campaign against fuel poverty.
Actor Dave Johns said he was backing the National Energy Action's Warm Homes Campaign to highlight the help available to cope with rising energy bills and demand more support from government.
The NEA says four million UK households are still unable to access equal life chances because they live in a cold, damp homes, and two thirds of residents in privately rented homes could not afford to heat their room or shared space adequately.
NEA chief executive Jenny Saunders said: 'We need to see much more ambition from national and local government if we are to end the unnecessary cost and suffering caused by fuel poverty.'
Johns, who plays the lead in the campaigning film, said: 'It is a complete scandal that people die because they can’t afford to heat their homes.
‘I, Daniel Blake’ shows the tragic circumstances and daily dilemma of ‘heating or eating’ faced by many thousands of people in Britain today.
'I’m backing NEA’s Warm Homes Campaign to highlight what help is available to cope with rising energy bills as winter takes hold, and demand more support from government.'
