This shows fuel poor households as a proportion of all households in the geographical area (modelled) using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) measure. Since 2021 (2019 data) the LILEE indicator considers a household to be fuel poor if: it is living in a property with an energy efficiency rating of band D, E, F or G as determined by the most up-to-date Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating (FPEER) methodologyits disposable income (income after housing costs (AHC) and energy needs) would be below the poverty line. The Government is interested in the amount of energy people need to consume to have a warm, well-lit home, with hot water for everyday use, and the running of appliances. Therefore, fuel poverty is measured based on required energy bills rather than actual spending. This ensures that those households who have low energy bills simply because they actively limit their use of energy at home, Fuel poverty statistics are based on data from the English Housing Survey (EHS). Estimates of fuel poverty at the regional level are taken from the main fuel poverty statistics. Estimates at the sub-regional level should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time.Data is Powered by LG Inform Plus and automatically checked for new data on the 3rd of each month.

In 2024, 15% of Black households were in fuel poverty – the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups.

Percentage of households in fuel poverty as measured by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Statistics by tenure taken from the English Housing Survey.

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Estimates of households in fuel poverty and households not on the gas network at small area level

This statistic represents the percentage of households living in fuel poverty in England in 2010, sorted by working status. In England, approximately **** percent of households where the reference person was unemployed were in fuel poverty that year.

The English Housing Survey (EHS) Fuel Poverty Datasets are comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the EHS, and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The EHS is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

Safeguarded and Special Licence Versions
Similar to the main EHS, two versions of the Fuel Poverty dataset are available from 2014 onwards. The Special Licence version contains additional, more detailed, variables, and is therefore subject to more restrictive access conditions. Users should check the Safeguarded Licence (previously known as End User Licence (EUL)) version first to see whether it meets their needs, before making an application for the Special Licence version.

The English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2012 is derived from the 2012 EHS database created by the DCLG. This database is constructed from fieldwork carried out between April 2011 and March 2013. The midpoint of this period is April 2012, which can be considered as the reference date for the fuel poverty dataset. Guidance on use of EHS data provided by DCLG should also be applied to the fuel poverty dataset. The dataset is the outcome of analysis conducted to produce estimates of the number of households living in fuel poverty in England in 2012. Previously, a household was defined as being fuel poor if they spent more than 10% of their income on fuel.

For the third edition (October 2015), revised data files and documentation were deposited.

Households in Fuel Poverty using the government Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) method. The data shows numbers and percentages of households at County, District, and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) geographies. The dataset is updated annually. Source: Experimental statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS). See the source weblink for further guidance on the statistics and their uses and limitations. (For example, this data should only be used to look for particular areas of high fuel poverty, but not to analyse trends over time. Caution is advised regarding data for small areas such as LSOA, and other local data ideally should be used together with this data).

The English Housing Survey (EHS ) Fuel Poverty Datasets are comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the EHS, and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The EHS is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. End User Licence and Special Licence Versions Similar to the main EHS, two versions of the Fuel Poverty dataset are available from 2014 onwards. The Special Licence version contains additional, more detailed, variables, and is therefore subject to more restrictive access conditions. Users should check the End User Licence version first to see whether it meeds their needs, before making an application for the Special Licence version. The English Housing Survey, 2013: Fuel Poverty Dataset is derived from the 2013 EHS database created by the DCLG. This database is constructed from fieldwork carried out between April 2012 and March 2014. The midpoint of this period is April 2013, which can be considered as the reference date for the fuel poverty dataset. Guidance on use of EHS data provided by DCLG should also be applied to the fuel poverty dataset. The dataset is the outcome of analysis conducted to produce estimates of the number of households living in fuel poverty in England in 2013. Previously, a household was defined as being fuel poor if they spent more than 10% of their income on fuel.

The data cover modelled household fuel costs and consumption. See documentation for further details.

Context

A household is said to be in fuel poverty when its members cannot afford to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost, given their income. The term is mainly used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, although discussions on fuel poverty are increasing across Europe, and the concept also applies everywhere in the world where poverty may be present. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_poverty The data includes estimates at lower super output area (LSOA) of households subject to high energy costs and low income (since 2011) and of households spending 10% or more of their income on fuel, for 2008 to 2012. All the data comes from DECC. Cambridgeshire Research Group research.group@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Content

Data on the extent of fuel poverty in England. The Fuel Poverty Indicator (FPI) is a statistical model of fuel poverty based on the 2003 English House Condition Survey (EHCS) and 2001 Census. Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2008-2014 Type of data: Modelled data.

Published by: Cambridgeshire Insight

Acknowledgements

FOI@cambridgeshire.gov.uk http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20044/data_protection_and_foi/148/information_and_data_sharing

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People that can't afford to heat their home. Nine percent of the EU population could not afford to heat their home sufficiently with Bulgaria scoring the highest of 39.2%.

The English Housing Survey (EHS) Fuel Poverty Datasets are comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the EHS, and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The EHS is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

Safeguarded and Special Licence Versions
Similar to the main EHS, two versions of the Fuel Poverty dataset are available from 2014 onwards. The Special Licence version contains additional, more detailed, variables, and is therefore subject to more restrictive access conditions. Users should check the Safeguarded Licence (previously known as End User Licence (EUL)) version first to see whether it meets their needs, before making an application for the Special Licence version.

The English Housing Survey (EHS) Fuel Poverty Datasets are comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the EHS, and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The EHS is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England.

Safeguarded and Special Licence Versions
Similar to the main EHS, two versions of the Fuel Poverty dataset are available from 2014 onwards. The Special Licence version contains additional, more detailed, variables, and is therefore subject to more restrictive access conditions. Users should check the Safeguarded Licence (previously known as End User Licence (EUL)) version first to see whether it meets their needs, before making an application for the Special Licence version.

The English Housing Survey, 2011: Fuel Poverty Dataset is derived from the 2011 EHS database created by the DCLG. This database is constructed from fieldwork carried out between April 2010 and March 2012. The midpoint of this period is April 2011, which can be considered as the reference date for the fuel poverty dataset. Guidance on use of EHS data provided by DCLG should also be applied to the fuel poverty dataset. The dataset is the outcome of analysis conducted to produce estimates of the number of households living in fuel poverty in England in 2011. Previously, a household was defined as being fuel poor if they spent more than 10% of their income on fuel.

Households in Fuel Poverty using the government Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) method. The data shows numbers and percentages of households at County, District, and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) geographies. The dataset is updated annually. Source: Experimental statistics published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS). See the source weblink for further guidance on the statistics and their uses and limitations. (For example, this data should only be used to look for particular areas of high fuel poverty, but not to analyse trends over time. Caution is advised regarding data for small areas such as LSOA, and other local data ideally should be used together with this data).

Indicator : Fuel PovertyTheme : Net ZeroSource : Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Definition : Fuel poverty is measured by using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) fuel poverty metric. The LILEE indicator considers a household to be fuel poor if: it is living in a property with an energy efficiency rating of band D, E, F or G as determined by the most up-to-date [EPC]: Energy Performance Certificates Methodology ; and its disposable income (income after housing costs (AHC) and energy needs) would be below the poverty line.Period : 2022Link : https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics#2023-statistics

This shows fuel poor households as a proportion of all households in the geographical area (modelled) using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) measure. Since 2021 (2019 data) the LILEE indicator considers a household to be fuel poor if: it is living in a property with an energy efficiency rating of band D, E, F or G as determined by the most up-to-date Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating (FPEER) methodologyits disposable income (income after housing costs (AHC) and energy needs) would be below the poverty line. The Government is interested in the amount of energy people need to consume to have a warm, well-lit home, with hot water for everyday use, and the running of appliances. Therefore, fuel poverty is measured based on required energy bills rather than actual spending. This ensures that those households who have low energy bills simply because they actively limit their use of energy at home, Fuel poverty statistics are based on data from the English Housing Survey (EHS). Estimates of fuel poverty at the regional level are taken from the main fuel poverty statistics. Estimates at the sub-regional level should only be used to look at general trends and identify areas of particularly high or low fuel poverty. They should not be used to identify trends over time.Data is Powered by LG Inform Plus and automatically checked for new data on the 3rd of each month.

The data covers 2011 LSOA estimates for the number and percentage of households in fuel poverty for the Cambridge sub-region from 2008 to 2012. There are two ways to measure this; 10% income on fuel and high cost/low income model (2011 onwards) and the Cambridgeshire atlas | Fuel Poverty http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/housing/existing-homes/fuel-poverty shows both of these.