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Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Friday, 16 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Monday, 26 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Fuel Poverty: Energy Bills Rebate

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of households that will be in fuel poverty in winter 2024-25 and ineligible for energy bill support.

Answer

Fuel poverty is devolved; the Department has responsibility for England. The next estimates of fuel poverty in Scotland will be published by the Scottish Government on 29th February.

Targeted energy bill support is in place across Great Britain through the Warm Home Discount (WHD), the Winter Fuel Payment and additionally the Winter Heating Payment in Scotland. The fuel poverty statistics for England published on 15th February provide analysis of how WHD eligibility across 2023 supported households that would have been in fuel poverty and other low-income households in Annex F. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics#2023-statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14363
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Fuel poverty Energy bills rebate
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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