Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Martin McCluskey (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Fuel Poverty: Birmingham
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in the Birmingham City Council area.
- Answer
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The latest sub-regional fuel poverty data were published in May 2026, these estimated the level of fuel poverty in 2024, under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) metric. The Birmingham Local Authority had an estimated fuel poverty rate of 13.8% (60,832 households) in 2024, which is higher than the overall fuel poverty rate in England of 9.9%.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 16855
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Birmingham Households Fuel poverty
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-07-17 13:00:40 +0100
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