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Indicator: Fuel poverty J6
Households in fuel poverty [1]: 1991 to 2001  
Indicator Chart
Note: [1] Households are fuel poor if they need to spend more than 10 per cent of their income to keep warm
Change since
dots 1970
tick 1990
tick 1996

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM, Defra, DTI

Objective: Improving significantly the energy efficiency of all residential accommodation
  • In 2001, 1.7 million households in England were 'fuel poor', needing to spend more than 10 per cent of their income on fuel to keep warm.
  • The number of fuel poor households fell by around 60 per cent between 1996 and 2001.

Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004