Figures on the number and proportion of fuel poor households containing someone aged 60 or over are shown in the following table. Data on a consistent basis are only available from 2003 to 2007, the latest year for which figures are available.
Fuel poor households 60 or more Number (1,000) households Proportion of pensioner households in fuel poverty 2003 634 8.9 2004 604 8.2 2005 794 10.5 2006 1,285 17.0 2007 1,462 18.4
Figures are available for England only.