When the Welsh Government planned and designed the fuel support scheme for 2022-23, how many people did it anticipate to qualify for the scheme by qualifying benefit?
It was estimated that there would be approximately 427,000 households eligible to qualify for the Welsh Government Fuel Support Scheme. We do not hold household data in order to provide the number of people per eligible household.
The estimate of qualifying households was based on a proportion of all eligible benefits it is not possible to provide a breakdown of households or individuals by qualifying benefit.
The estimated breakdown of eligible households by local authority area is as follows.
|
Local Authority |
Estimated eligible households |
|
Cardiff |
47799 |
|
Neath Port Talbot |
25973 |
|
Swansea |
34543 |
|
Bridgend |
20378 |
|
Newport |
19979 |
|
Rhondda Cynon Taff |
38706 |
|
Powys |
14805 |
|
Gwynedd |
13707 |
|
Vale of Glamorgan |
15142 |
|
Conwy |
15651 |
|
Ynys Mon |
9108 |
|
Flintshire |
16800 |
|
Carmarthen |
24688 |
|
Pembrokeshire |
15063 |
|
Ceredigion |
8400 |
|
Caerphilly |
26226 |
|
Wrexham |
17684 |
|
Denbighshire |
14286 |
|
Torfaen |
15631 |
|
Monmouthshire |
9044 |
|
Merthyr |
9645 |
|
Blaenau Gwent |
13862 |