PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Fuel Poverty (20 April 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of households which receive the Warm Home Discount are in fuel poverty.
Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)
Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)
Answer
Based on our estimates, around 15% of those in receipt of rebates under the Core and Broader Group elements of the scheme are households with both low incomes and high energy costs.
Subject to positive progress on data sharing legislation, Government plans to consult formally later this year on whether in future the Warm Home Discount should be targeted more towards fuel poor households.
Answered by:
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
25 April 2016
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