Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64752

Energy: Costs

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

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

Miatta Fahnbulleh
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...
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