Pressure rises on Hunt as 2m more households fall into fuel poverty

The number of low-income households with an energy efficiency rating of D or lower in England is expected to increase to 3.5m this year. Photograph: Alamy

More than 2m households in England fell into fuel poverty last year, raising pressure on Jeremy Hunt to ditch a planned cut to energy bills support.

The number of households in England who spend more than 10% of their income, excluding housing costs, on energy has increased from 4.93m households in 2021 to 7.39m in 2022.