'It's become much worse': Government stats confirm UK fuel poverty crisis deepened last year

James Murray
clock • 5 min read
'It's become much worse': Government stats confirm UK fuel poverty crisis deepened last year

New data shows the share of households living in fuel poverty remained unchanged last year, but the 'fuel poverty gap' for those struggling with energy bills worsened

The government made negligible progress in tackling fuel poverty last year, with 13 per cent of households in England officially classified as living in fuel poverty as high energy prices continued to...

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