Wednesday 10 August 2022

REVISED ESTIMATES OF FUEL POVERTY 10 AUGUST 2022

 REVISED ESTIMATES OF FUEL POVERTY 10 AUGUST 2022

 

 

Actual 2019/20

May 2022

Oct 2022

Jan 2023

Average weekly fuel expenditure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean £

24.75

38.12

53.62

66.72

 

Median £

21.39

32.94

44.24

55.57

% UK household in fuel poverty on different measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10% net income

19.2%

38.5%

54.4%

65.8%

 

> 20% net income

5.2%

11.8%

22.4%

31.7%

 

> 25% net income

3.6%

7.8%

15.3%

21.9%

 

> 30% net income

2.3%

5.5%

11.5%

16.1%

Average weekly fuel poverty gap on different measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10% net income

 

 

 

 

 

Mean £

15.15

21.92

37.16

45.56

 

Median £

9.39

14.08

24.46

31.68

 

> 20% net income

 

 

 

 

 

Mean £

18.18

24.99

40.16

45.33

 

Median £

11.61

15.79

24.87

27.32

 

> 25% net income

 

 

 

 

 

Mean £

17.76

26.58

43.24

48.55

 

Median £

9.42

16.41

25.84

30.08

 

> 30% net income

 

 

 

 

 

Mean £

20.02

27.46

44.17

51.25

 

Median £

12.11

16.46

26.32

30.74

Number of households living in fuel poverty on different measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10% net income

5,245,000

10,528,000

14,889,000

18,001,000

 

> 20% net income

1,415,000

3,220,000

6,130,000

8,661,000

 

> 25% net income

976,000

2,126,000

4,190,000

6,001,000

 

> 30% net income

621,000

1,509,000

3,145,000

4,401,000

Number of people in fuel poverty on different measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10% net income

13,763,000

27,170,000

38,660,000

45,943,000

 

> 20% net income

3,657,000

8,542,000

16,501,000

22,896,000

 

> 25% net income

2,428,000

5,517,000

11,483,000

16,102,000

 

> 30% net income

1,475,000

3,947,000

8,645,000

11,955,000

Sources: LCFS 2019-20 weighted data. October 22 and January 23 averages are based on Conrwall Insight’s tariff cap forecast published on 9 August 2022. 

 


Household fuel poverty status by region

 

 

Fuel poverty threholds

 

 

10%

20%

25%

30%

 North East

Count

798

363

243

195

 

% within region

67.30%

30.60%

20.50%

16.40%

North West & Merseyside

Count

2180

1048

715

526

 

% within region

68.60%

33.00%

22.50%

16.50%

Yorkshire and the Humber

Count

1660

746

466

333

 

% within region

70.60%

31.70%

19.80%

14.20%

East Midlands

Count

1327

675

477

358

 

% within region

66.50%

33.80%

23.90%

17.90%

West Midlands

Count

1697

784

513

404

 

% within region

70.90%

32.70%

21.40%

16.90%

Eastern

Count

1640

709

423

248

 

% within region

64.70%

28.00%

16.70%

9.80%

London

Count

1795

909

609

494

 

% within region

56.40%

28.60%

19.10%

15.50%

South East

Count

2110

900

641

444

 

% within region

57.90%

24.70%

17.60%

12.20%

South West

Count

1531

732

550

345

 

% within region

65.00%

31.00%

23.30%

14.60%

Wales

Count

938

472

353

253

 

% within region

68.70%

34.60%

25.90%

18.50%

Scotland

Count

1738

927

687

535

 

% within region

72.80%

38.80%

28.80%

22.40%

Northern Ireland

Count

587

395

323

266

 

% within region

76.30%

51.40%

42.00%

34.60%

Total

Count

18001

8660

6000

4401

 

% within region

65.80%

31.70%

21.90%

16.10%

 

 

% Fuel poor but not income poor

% Fuel poor and income poor

% Fuel poor 

2019/20 (10% definition)

9.5

60.2

19.2

Jan 2023 (10% definition)

60.7

87.6

65.8

Jan 2023 (20% definition)

22.8

69.0

31.7

Jan 2023 (25% definition)

13.4

58.1

21.9

Jan 2023 (30% definition)

8.3

48.9

16.1

 


 

Household fuel poverty status in Jan 2023 after 19% increase in energy price and after weekly rebate of £15.38 applied Crosstabulation

 

 

 

fuel poverty threholds

 

 

 

10%

20%

25%

30%

Family Type

1 Single

Count

3740

1756

1159

861

 

% within Family Type

54.70%

25.70%

16.90%

12.60%

 

2 Couple

Count

5266

2199

1439

987

 

% within Family Type

59.20%

24.70%

16.20%

11.10%

 

3 Couple with 1 child

Count

1466

658

438

308

 

% within Family Type

67.10%

30.10%

20.00%

14.10%

 

4 Couple with 2 children

Count

1958

836

514

374

 

% within Family Type

77.40%

33.00%

20.30%

14.80%

 

5 Couple with 3 children

Count

666

439

321

233

 

% within Family Type

84.80%

55.90%

40.90%

29.60%

 

6 Couple with 4 or more children

Count

166

119

105

84

 

% within Family Type

94.90%

68.00%

60.00%

48.00%

 

7 Lone parent with 1 child

Count

436

236

211

172

 

% within Family Type

71.40%

38.60%

34.50%

28.10%

 

8 Lone parent with 2 or more children

Count

483

375

314

261

 

% within Family Type

90.40%

70.20%

58.80%

48.90%

 

9 Pensioner single

Count

583

338

296

211

 

% within Family Type

74.80%

43.40%

38.00%

27.10%

 

10 Pensioner couple

Count

407

272

201

166

 

% within Family Type

86.40%

57.60%

42.60%

35.20%

 

11 Multi-unit

Count

2829

1435

1003

744

 

 

% within Family Type

80.10%

40.60%

28.40%

21.10%

Total

Count

18000

8663

6001

4401

 

 

% within Family Type

65.80%

31.70%

21.90%

16.10%

 

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