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Housing and fuel poverty

  • Fuel poverty (fuel costs above average, where spending that amount leaves residual income below poverty line) increased to 15.2%, after a small decrease in the last two years, with rates statistically higher than national.
  • Staffordshire Warmer Homes Fund supporting over 250 homes by end of June 2021.
  • 57,600+ Staffordshire households struggle to maintain a warm, dry home.
  • Those affected live primarily in East Staffordshire and Newcastle. Both areas also have higher unplanned admissions for respiratory conditions.
  • Fewer households homeless/at risk of becoming homeless - down to 479 (Apr-Jun 20) from 559 in 2019. However, more (238, 50%) are in priority need – higher than West Midlands (41%) and similar to national (50%).

Percentage of households in fuel poverty, 2019






Horizontal bar chart comparing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals across England, the West Midlands, Staffordshire, and Staffordshire districts. The West Midlands has the highest rate at 17.5%, followed by Newcastle-under-Lyme at 18.0%. East Staffordshire (16.8%), Staffordshire Moorlands (16.2%), and Cannock Chase (16.1%) are also above the Staffordshire average of 15.2%. Tamworth and Stafford are both around 14%, while Lichfield (12.5%) and South Staffordshire (12.4%) have the lowest percentages. England has the lowest overall benchmark at 13.4%. The x-axis shows percentages from 0% to 20%, and the bars are coloured blue with percentage labels displayed inside each bar.

Source: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy