English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2018: Special Licence Access

<p></p> <p><em>Fuel Poverty Dataset</em></p> <p>The fuel poverty dataset is comprised of fuel poverty variables derived from the English Housing Survey (EHS), and a number of EHS variables commonly used in fuel poverty reporting. The fieldwork for the EHS is carried out each financial year (between April and March). The fuel poverty datasets combine data from two consecutive financial years. Full information on the EHS survey is available at the <a title="MHCLG EHS" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-housing-survey">MHCLG EHS</a> website and further information on Fuel Poverty and the EHS can be sought from [e-mail] and [e-mail] respectively. Guidance on use of EHS data provided by MHCLG should also be applied to the fuel poverty dataset.</p><p>Further information may be found in the <a title="Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics Report: 2020" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics">Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics Report: 2020 (2018 Data)</a> on the gov.uk website.<br></p> The <i>English Housing Survey</i> (EHS) is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. The EHS brings together two previous survey series into a single fieldwork operation: the <i>English House Condition Survey</i> (EHCS) (available from the UK Data Archive under GN 33158) and the <i>Survey of English Housing</i> (SEH) (available under GN 33277). The EHS covers all housing tenures and provides valuable information and evidence to inform the development and monitoring of the department's housing policies. Results from the survey are also used by a wide range of other users including other government departments, local authorities, housing associations, landlords, academics, construction industry professionals, consultants, and the general public. <br> <br> The EHS has a complex multi-stage methodology consisting of two main elements; an initial interview survey of around 14,000 households and a follow-up physical inspection. Some further elements are also periodically included in or derived from the EHS: for 2008 and 2009, a desk-based market valuation was conducted of a sub-sample of 8,000 dwellings (including vacant ones), but this was not carried out from 2010 onwards. A periodic follow-up survey of private landlords and agents (the <i>Private Landlords Survey</i> (PLS)) is conducted using information from the EHS interview survey. Fuel Poverty datasets are also available from 2003, created by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).<br> <br> The EHS interview survey sample formed part of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) (available from the Archive under GN 33420) from April 2008 to April 2011. During this period the core questions from the IHS formed part of the EHS questionnaire. <br> <br> <I>End User Licence and Special Licence Versions:</I><br> From 2014 data onwards, the End User Licence (EUL) versions of the EHS only include derived variables. In addition the number of variables on the EUL datasets from that date has been reduced and disclosure control increased on certain remaining variables. The new Special Licence versions of the EHS, which are subject to more restrictive access conditions, are of a similar nature to EHS EUL datasets prior to 2014 and include both derived and raw datasets.<br> <br> Further information about the EHS and the latest news, reports and tables can be found on the GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/english-housing-survey" title ="English Housing Survey (EHS)">English Housing Survey </a> web pages.<br> <br>