67.4% of known properties in the North East are at the lowest standards of energy efficiency.
There were at least 1760 excess winter deaths in North East every year. NEA believes 30% of these were attributed to cold homes.
Fuel poor households in North East typically need to pay £338 more than their more affluent neighbours to sustain a warm home.
In North East, 159311 households (13.8%) live in fuel poverty.
In Houghton and Sunderland South, 6185 households (15.8%) live in fuel poverty.
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