PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of (a) children and (b) pensioners living in fuel poverty since 1 January 2024.

Asked by:
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

There were an estimated 3.17 million households in fuel poverty in England in 2023 and this is projected to decrease to 3.12 million in 2024 based on assumptions of economic factors and government policy as at January 2024. These statistics are taken from the published annual fuel poverty statistics published in February 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics.

The change in the number of households in fuel poverty with children, by age group and by employment status in England can be found in the published 2023 fuel poverty trends tables: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2024. Updated Fuel Poverty statistics relating to 2024 will be published in March 2025.


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