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Fuel poverty

Official

Part of the Living Standards domain. Share of households in fuel poverty on the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) measure, England.

Latest data

Latest reading

Latest value

9.4% of households (LILEE)

2025

Previous value

9.9% of households (LILEE)

+12 pts

Change between the two latest observations (2024 to 2025), in stress score.

Direction of badnesshigher is worse

A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.

Score composition

Stress score

12/100

Since the August 2026 release

+4 ptsfrom 8 to 12

What changed on this indicator between the two releases: history restated, normalisation changed.

Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.

Level · 2/3 weight

6percentile

Percentile: this metric is scored against its own history, where today sits between its best and worst recorded years.

Trend · 1/3 weight

25improving

Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.

Volatility · diagnostic, not blended

Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.

Data confidence and provenance

Confidence and source

0.80Medium0.80

How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroOfficial

Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics in England

Update frequency: Annual
Reliability: high

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Provenance

Provider: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Series ID: desnz_fuel_poverty
Frequency: Annual
Accessed: 25 August 2026

Known weakness

England-only LILEE metric (devolved nations use different definitions); the LILEE definition changed in 2021 and pre-2019 backcasts are indicative.

Notes

Verified official value from Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (desnz_fuel_poverty), accessed 2026-08-25.

Historical values

History

Period	Value	Relative
2018	15
2019	13.4
2020	13.2
2021	13.1
2022	13.1
2023	11.4
2024	9.9
2025	9.4