THE government’s energy bills support scheme has missed areas of Britain that are in high levels of fuel poverty, an analysis of official data revealed today.  

In some areas of the country, more than one in 20 payments were not delivered or vouchers left unredeemed, according to the Warm This Winter campaign.

Regional data from the first five months of the scheme shows that the highest rates for missed payments are some of the areas hit hardest by fuel poverty, including the London Borough of Brent where 6.62 per cent of payments undelivered or not redeemed.