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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Fuel Poverty: Sutton

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate she has made of the number of households in the London Borough of Sutton in fuel poverty in each year since 2015.

Answer

The table below shows the number and proportion of households living in fuel poverty in the London Borough of Sutton, from 2015 to 2017. The 2018 data will be published in summer 2020.

2015

2016

2017

Estimated number of households in fuel poverty in Sutton

6,000

7,100

7,300

Proportion of households in fuel poverty in Sutton (%)

7.5

8.6

9.1

Proportion of households in fuel poverty in England (%)

11.0

11.1

10.9

Household figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.

The latest sub-regional fuel poverty statistics can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
280907
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Fuel poverty Sutton
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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