Fuel Poverty
Commons · Question 116319 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the projected funding required to meet the fuel poverty targets set out in the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England by 2030.
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 5 Mar 2026
The Government is determined to double the pace at which we slash fuel poverty. DESNZ will publish new fuel poverty statistics on 26 March. As a result of decisions taken in the Budget, energy bills are set to fall by 7% or £117 from April. The expansion ...