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Fuel Poverty

Asked by Imran HussainLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91396

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish regional breakdowns of households spending more than 20 per cent of disposable income on energy, including figures for Bradford, as part of the annual Fuel Poverty Statistics.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is currently reviewing our approach to affordability metrics, following the consultation published earlier this year on the review of the fuel poverty strategy. We will provide further updates in our upcoming fuel poverty strategy.

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