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Written question asked by Lord Whitehead (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 December 2016. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Fuel Poverty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the tenures of property were of the fuel poor households living in F and G rated properties in the last year.

Answer

The tenure of fuel poor households that had been rated as an F or G rated property in line with either the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), or the Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating (FPEER) are as follows:

Fuel poor and SAP rating F/G

Fuel poor and FPEER rating F/G

Number of households

Proportion

Number of households

Proportion

Local authority

8,841

3%

8,259

3%

Owner occupied

132,545

46%

128,664

47%

Private rented

123,371

43%

117,694

43%

Registered social landlord

22,059

8%

20,532

7%

Grand Total

286,816

100%

275,149

100%

Figures are representative of England in 2014, the latest year available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55672
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Housing Fuel poverty Tenure
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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