AQW 6445/16-21

Mr Andy Allen MBE
Ulster Unionist Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 28/10/2016
Answered On Date: 09/11/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline how many of the 33,000 homes in severe fuel poverty will be removed from this position by April 2017.

Answer:

The Affordable Warmth Scheme targets areas where severe fuel poverty is likely to be most prevalent and delivers measures to improve the energy efficiency of low income households. In 2016/17 an estimated 3,800 homes will benefit from the Affordable Warmth Scheme which includes providing loft and cavity wall insulation as well as new heating systems and replacement widows.

Fuel poverty is caused by a combination of three factors: household income; fuel prices; and energy efficiency of the home. The level of fuel poverty is measured in the Northern Ireland House Condition Survey and the next report is due in 2017.