Fuel Poverty
Commons · Question 6364 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households at risk of fuel poverty in the current year.
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 12 Jun 2026
The latest annual fuel poverty statistics, published in March 2026, project that an estimated 8.4% of households (2.13 million) in England are in fuel poverty in 2026, under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) metric. These values are based on pr...