Fuel Poverty on the increase and a new measurement is proposed

The number households in England struggling to pay their fuel bills could more than double to almost 10 million by 2016 due to rising energy prices, according to a new government commissioned report.

The latest official fuel poverty figures show 4m households in England in fuel poverty, compared 1.2m in 2004.
In the final  recommendations Professor Hills has proposed a new way to define fuel poverty, separating the extent of the issue (the number of people affected) from its depth (how badly people are affected)