NI 187 - Tackling fuel poverty - % of people receiving income based benefits living in homes with a low energy efficiency rating

Fuel poverty is the requirement to spend 10% or more of household income to maintain an adequate level or warmth. The energy efficiency of a house can be measured using the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP). The procedure calculates a number between 1 and 100, low numbers generally indicates a house that has low levels of insulation and an inefficient heating system where as numbers closer to 100 indicate a very energy efficient house. SAP is the Government's recommended system for energy rating of dwellings. SAP is being used as a proxy for fuel poverty in households of people claiming income based benefits, given the link between income poverty and fuel poverty.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

The Places Database

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England

County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National

2009/10

2008/09, 2009/10

Annually

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The indicator is based on a random sample survey of households house with a SAP rating below 30 inhabited by people claiming income based benefits.

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