Fuel Poverty: Children
(asked on 15th June 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many children living in households that are classed as being in fuel poverty in (a) England, (b) East Midlands, (c) Nottingham and (d) Ashfield constituency in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 22nd June 2015
Detailed data on the age of household occupants is not available at the sub-regional level.
The table below shows the number of fuel poor households which contain at least one child under the age of 16 in (a) England and (b) East Midlands, in each year since 2010.
Number and proportion of fuel poor households with at least one child under 16
England | East Midlands | |||
(000s) | % | (000s) | % | |
2013 | 1,064 | 45 | 90 | 45 |
2012 | 1,101 | 47 | 101 | 41 |
2011 | 1,029 | 42 | 90 | 35 |
2010 | 988 | 40 | 97 | 37 |