Fuel Poverty Analysis

Low Income High Costs (LIHC) and Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE).

LIHC — Low Income High Costs

Household composition (number of households)

LILEE — Low Income Low Energy Efficiency

Household composition (number of households)

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Low Income High Costs (LIHC)

The LIHC indicator defines fuel poverty as the combination of high energy costs and low income. A household is considered fuel poor if its required fuel costs are above the national median level, and if it spent that amount it would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line.

This was the official measure of fuel poverty in England from 2013 until it was replaced by LILEE in 2021.

Fuel Poverty Analysis

LIHC — Low Income High Costs

Results summary

LIHC diagram

LILEE — Low Income Low Energy Efficiency

Results summary

LILEE diagram