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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Beament

More than one in 10 households in England in fuel poverty last year

2GY56Y9 A pensioner adjusting the temperature control on his combi boiler. Redcar, UK. 26/5/2021. Photograph: Stuart Boulton. -

More than one in 10 households were struggling to pay their energy bills to heat draughty homes in 2024, official figures show.

In England, official statistics consider a household to be in fuel poverty if their home has a poor energy efficiency rating of band D or below and their disposable income after housing and fuel costs is below the poverty line.

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