Two in five households with children to be in fuel poverty. Where will be worst affected? – By Daniel Dunford (Sky News) / March 21, 2022
New estimates, exclusive to Sky News, show the scale of the impact of energy price rises on the most vulnerable in society.
Two and a half million households with children will be in fuel poverty once the new energy price cap comes into effect on 1 April, according to estimates from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition.
That’s equivalent to two in five households, and it rises to more than half if we look just at single-parent homes.
Overall, more than a quarter of homes in England – representing more than 15 million people – will be fuel poor as of Friday after next, when the cost of a standard bill will rise by 50%.
A household is in fuel poverty if more than 10% of its income is spent paying energy bills.
