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...