Fuel Poverty: Birmingham
Commons · Question 16855 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in the Birmingham City Council area.
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 17 Jul 2026
The latest sub-regional fuel poverty data were published in May 2026, these estimated the level of fuel poverty in 2024, under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) metric. The Birmingham Local Authority had an estimated fuel poverty rate of 13.8% ...