Fuel poverty: sub-regional methodology and documentation
Provides an outline of the methodology used in compiling sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
The sub-regional fuel poverty modelling provides estimates of the level of fuel poverty at small geographical areas. It is based on national data drawn from the English Housing Survey (EHS).
Updates to this page
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30 April 2025 Updated sub-regional methodology handbook.
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25 April 2024 Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of Sub-regional fuel poverty 2024 (2022 data).
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27 April 2023 Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of 2021 sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.
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28 April 2022 Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of 2020 sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.
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29 April 2021 Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of 2019 sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.
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30 April 2020 Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside annual statistics update.
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13 June 2019 Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics 2019 (2017 data) methodology published.
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26 June 2018 2018 Subregional fuel poverty methodology handbook published
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29 June 2017 Latest methodology guidance published.
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30 June 2016 latest version of methodology attached
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28 May 2015 Updated version published.
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24 November 2011 First published.
Update history
2026-05-14 09:30
Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of Sub-regional fuel poverty 2026 (2024 data).
2025-04-30 09:30
Updated sub-regional methodology handbook.
2024-04-25 09:30
Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of Sub-regional fuel poverty 2024 (2022 data).
2023-04-27 09:30
Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of 2021 sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.
2022-04-28 09:30
Fuel poverty sub-regional statistics methodology updated alongside publication of 2020 sub-regional fuel poverty statistics.