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Energy: Costs

Commons · Question 64752 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the proportion of overall household spending by lower income households on energy costs.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 11 Jul 2025

DESNZ’s fuel poverty statistics include an affordability measure of the number of households in England required to spend over 10% of income on energy costs. In 2024, this was estimated at 8.99 million households (36.3%). The review of the fuel poverty st...