Fuel Poverty
(asked on 3rd June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
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.
Answered by
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
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 projections of energy prices from early 2026 and predate any impacts of the conflict in the Middle East.
While the outlook for prices is uncertain, the Government will do everything it can to help protect households facing these current fuel price spikes, and the Chancellor says she stands ready to act as we look towards the autumn and winter.