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Written question asked by Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 21 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 April 2022. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Fuel Poverty: Disability

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department’s fuel poverty target numbers take into account the higher average energy costs and usage incurred by disabled people.

Answer

The fuel poverty target is to ensure that as many fuels poor homes as is reasonably practicable achieve a minimum energy efficiency rating of Band C, by 2030. Its aim is to target energy efficiency support to low-income households.

The 2030 target does not include estimates of energy costs including what the energy costs will be for disabled people.

Progress against the target is reported on in the annual fuel poverty statistics, which can be found https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
157409
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Disability Energy Fuel poverty Prices
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk