Fuel Poverty

Prepared for the Chairs of the English Forums on Ageing

Data source: Department of Energy & Climate Change 2011 (England).

June 2013

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National Average

Fuel Poverty by Region

Highest number of households in fuel poverty by County in each Region

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50,000

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North West Highest % households by Local Authority

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18%

North West Number of Households % of households

Eden 6,518 28.3%

South Lakeland 10,833 23.2%

Allerdale 8,945 21.5%

Blackpool 14,115 20.9%

Pendle 7,841 20.7%

London Highest % households by Local Authority

9.02%9.4%9.6%9.8%

10.0%10.2%10.4%10.6%10.8%

London Number of Households % of households

Barnet 13,628 10.6%

Waltham Forest 9,366 10.4%

Barking and Dagenham 6,988 10.3%

Harrow 8,252 10.3%

Newham 9,967 10.2%

York..& Humber. Highest % households by Local Authority

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5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

18.71%

York… & Humber Number of Households % of households

Ryedale 6,049 26.0%

Richmondshire 4,905 24.3%

Craven 5,965 23.6%

Scarborough 11,619 22.7%

Hambleton 7,901 20.6%

East Midlands. Highest % households by Local Authority

18.17%

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10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

East Midlands Number of Households % of households

Derbyshire Dales 8,515 27.4%

East Lindsey 15,543 25.0%

West Lindsey 8,556 22.3%

Boston 5,964 22.0%

Nottingham 26,261 20.5%

East of England Highest % households by Local Authority

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East of England Number of Households % of households

North Norfolk 10,280 22.3%

Tendring 12,486 19.2%

King's Lynn and West Norfolk 11,903 18.5%

Waveney 9,588 18.5%

Suffolk Coastal 9,958 18.3%

West Midlands Highest % households by Local Authority

16.1%

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5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

West Mids Number of Households % of households

Herefordshire, County of 19,095 23.7%

Malvern Hills 6,903 21.7%

Shropshire UA 27,021 21.2%

Staffordshire Moorlands 7,904 19.3%

Stoke-on-Trent 19,865 18.4%

South west Highest % households by Local Authority

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25.0%

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South West Number of Households % of households

Isles of Scilly UA 207 22.2%

West Somerset 3,618 22.1%

West Devon 4,913 22.0%

Torridge 5,976 21.4%

South Hams 7,096 19.6%

South East Highest % households by Local Authority

I0.28%

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10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%

South East Number of Households % of households

Rother 6,864 17.2%

Isle of Wight 9,399 14.9%

Wealden 8,976 14.8%

Thanet 8,689 14.7%

Chichester 7,034 14.3%

North East Highest % households by Local Authority

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15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

I8.83%

North East Number of Households % of households

Northumberland UA 30,084 21.2%

Middlesbrough 11,990 20.8%

Durham UA 44,289 19.5%

Gateshead 17,331 19.2%

Redcar and Cleveland 11,689 19.2%