{"id":43826,"date":"2023-11-28T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=43826"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:39:21","slug":"fuel-poverty-gap-increases-by-45-in-england-since-2020-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/fuel-poverty-gap-increases-by-45-in-england-since-2020-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel poverty gap increases by 45% in England since 2020, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Persistently high energy bill costs have widened the fuel poverty gap by as much as 45 percent since 2020, a new study shows.<\/p>\n

Heating solution experts, SNUGEL, found that despite UK energy caps and improvement in energy efficiency, the median fuel poverty gap in homes that are considered \u2018fuel poor\u2019 increased from \u00a3233 in 2020 to \u00a3338 in 2022.<\/p>\n

The average fuel poverty gap for England is measured by looking at the reduction in fuel costs needed for a household to not be in fuel poverty.<\/p>\n

In 2022, there were an estimated 3.2 million households in fuel poverty, up from 13 percent in 2021.<\/p>\n

Examining the current fuel poverty rating, energy efficiency and gas and electric ratings regionally, the study found a shocking 38,476 homes may not be able to afford to heat their homes as the UK hits record energy inflation rates this year.<\/p>\n

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But of all regions in England, the study found a record number of people will face fuel poverty in the West Midlands, North West and North East.<\/p>\n

In the West Midlands, 5,150 households (18.5 percent) will be unable to afford to heat their homes – the highest included in the study – compared to 4,122 in the North West (18.5 percent) and 5,008 in the North East (19 percent).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber face a fuel poverty rate of 15.2 percent and 16.5 percent respectively.<\/p>\n

Johanna Lueders MBA, founder of SNUGEL, commented: \u201cThe cost of living crisis is having a devastating impact on households across the UK. With energy bills soaring, many people are struggling to heat their homes leading to an increase in the number of Warm Banks, with more people requiring warm public spaces they can visit when they are unable to afford heating costs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Energy bills are set to rise again in January following Ofgem\u2019s announcement that it will be raising the price cap by five percent.<\/p>\n

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This will take the annual price for a typical duel-fuel household in England, Scotland and Wales up from \u00a31,834 to an average of \u00a31,928.<\/p>\n

While the price cap will be lower than what it was at the beginning of this year, Britons are being warned this winter\u2019s energy bills are \u201clikely\u201d to be the highest they\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n

Richard Neudegg, director of regulation at Uswitch.com, said: \u201cThis rate increase will bite during the coldest period of the year when households need to use the most energy. The price cap will go up by five percent from January due to the increases in the wholesale energy market.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means energy bills are likely to be the highest they\u2019ve ever been for most homes this winter. Between January and March, average bills will be \u00a346 more expensive than the same period last year when the Government\u2019s Energy Bill Support Scheme was in place.\u201d<\/p>\n