Fuel Poverty
(asked on 1st June 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people are classed as living in fuel poverty in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
This question was answered on 3rd June 2015
The estimated number and proportion of households which are fuel poor in 2013 under the Low Income High Costs indicator in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber (c) Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency are shown in the table below.
Number of households in fuel poverty (thousands) | Proportion of households in fuel poverty within the area (%) | |
England | 2,347 | 10 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 240 | 11 |
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | 6 | 14 |