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<p>The table below provided by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
shows the number and proportion of households living in fuel poverty in Wolverhampton
Local Authority area and Wolverhampton North East constituency for the latest data
available (2015).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Fuel Poor Households</p></td><td><p>Percent
Fuel Poor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton Local Authority area</p></td><td><p>15,200</p></td><td><p>14.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton
North East constituency</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>14.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Household
figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p> </p><p>The Cold Weather Payment
scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB
geography such as constituency level. The coverage area for each weather station is
determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for
each postcode area. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature
recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0<sup>o</sup>C
or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to
March).</p><p> </p><p>The Wolverhampton local authority area covers all or part of
the following postcode areas: WV1-4, WV6, WV8-14. The constituency of Wolverhampton
North East covers all or part of the following postcode areas: WV 1-4, WV 7-9, WV
10-13.</p><p> </p><p>All of the above postcode areas are covered by the Coleshill
weather station. Qualifying individuals living in this area will have received a payment
in respect of a seven-day period of Cold Weather from 24<sup>th</sup> February – 2<sup>nd</sup>
March 2018. No other payments have been triggered in the Coleshill weather station
area in the current Cold Weather season.</p><p> </p><p>Coleshill weather station covers
the following postcode areas: B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98, CV1-12,
CV21-23, CV31-35, CV37, CV47, DY1-14, LE10, WS1-15, WV1-16. We estimate that 289,000
payments were made in this area as a whole in respect of the trigger on 24<sup>th</sup>
February. We are not able to break this figure down to a lower level.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of payments given here is an estimate
as information on the exact number of payments made is not readily available. These
figures are produced by determining the volume of eligible recipients in each weather
station area at the start of the winter season and using these figures throughout
the winter to estimate payments and expenditure based on the actual triggers recorded.</li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="2"><li>The number of payments made is not necessarily the total number
of individuals benefitting from a Cold Weather Payment. Any individuals making a joint
claim for one of the qualifying benefits, such as a couple living together, will receive
one payment between them rather than one payment each.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Estimates
of Cold Weather Payments are published weekly during the Cold Weather season. The
latest published estimates can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy do not hold data on Warm Home Discount recipients at Local Authority
or Parliamentary Constituency level.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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