At that time 286,000 households lived in fuel poverty, broken down by household type as shown in the table: Household type Numbers of households in fuel poverty Single adult (I adult of non-pensionable age and no children) 46,000 Small adult (2 adults of non-pensionable age and no children) 24,000 Single parent ( 1 adult of any age and 1 or more children) 9,000¹ Small family (2 adults and 1 or 2 children) 9,000¹ Large family (2 adults and 3 or more children, or 3 or more adults and 1 or more children) 9,000¹ Large adult (3 or more adults and no children) 20,000 Older smaller(2 adults of pensionable age and no children) 63,000 Single pensioner(1 adult of pensionable age and no children) 105,000 ¹ indicates an unweighted sample of 30 to 100 S2W-11345