Thursday, May 17, 2012

About 750000 UK households escape fuel poverty in 2010

Reuters: About 750,000 UK households were lifted out of fuel poverty in 2010 due to rising incomes among cash-strapped consumers and lower consumption following the roll out of energy efficient boilers, helped by stable energy prices, the government said. The latest report on fuel poverty statistics by the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that the number of households spending over 10 percent of total income on warmth fell from 5.5 million in 2009 to 4.75 million in 2010. In...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/uk-fuel-poverty-idUSL5E8GH9AM20120517

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