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Guidance

Fuel poverty statistics methodology handbooks

Guides to the fuel poverty statistics series, for both the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) and the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicators.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
30 June 2016
Last updated
2726 March 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2025:2026: Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE)

PDF, 1.41.49 MB, 105113 pages

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Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2020: Low Income High Costs (LIHC)

PDF, 2.08 MB, 85 pages

Details

These handbooks provide guidance on the use of the fuel poverty statistics under both the current Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator, and the previous Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicator. They describe the methodology used to calculate the fuel poverty figures for England and provide an outline of the available data:

  • the 2025 the 2026 LILEE handbook covers thethe 2024 and 2025 fuel 2023 and 2024 fuel poverty figures for England
  • the LIHC handbook covers the official 2018 fuel poverty figures for England, the last official fuel poverty estimates produced on this basis

Contact us

If you have questions about these statistics, please email: fuelpoverty@energysecurity.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 30 June 2016
Last updated 2726 March 20252026 + show all updates

  2. Added Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2025.

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2026-03-26 09:30
Added the Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2026.

2025-03-27 09:30
Added Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2025.

2024-02-15 09:30
Added Fuel poverty methodology handbook 2024.

2023-02-28 09:30
Fuel poverty methodology handbook updated alongside 2023 fuel poverty statistics publication.

2022-02-24 09:30
Fuel poverty statistics methodology handbook for the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator updated alongside the publication of the 2022 Fuel Poverty Statistics Report and accompanying 2020 data.