Poorer households are more likely to be on prepayment meters and pay a premium

% of households paying for electricity and gas via a

prepayment meter, England, 2019-20

Electricity

Gas

35%

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Poorest

households

Richest

households

% of households paying for electricity and gas via a prepayment meter, England, 2019-20

Electricity

Gas

35%

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Richest

households

Poorest

households

Guardian graphic. Source: Resolution Foundation analysis of DLUHC, English Housing Survey. Note: Equivalised after housing costs income vigintile. Includes both smart and non-smart pre-payment meters. The x-axis is a scale from 1-20, with 1 being the poorest households and 20 the richest. For the very richest households the figure is zero