Six million on verge of fuel poverty
Working-class areas the biggest victims of crippling energy prices
A gas hob burning on a stove
FUEL poverty will triple and hit six million households when energy prices rocket by more than half next month, a coalition of campaign groups warns.
And a stark study by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition has revealed the streets where almost everyone will be in fuel poverty — hitting “red wall” constituencies hard.
Worst hit will be working-class areas in the Midlands and Yorkshire including Bushbury South and Low Hill area of Wolverhampton, with 88 per cent of homes in fuel poverty.
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