ChartJavascript is required to render chart Average level of debt remaining where there is an arrangement to repay the debt.Source: Vulnerability Report 2019.Information correct as of: September 2019 This chart shows the average amount of debt owed by domestic customers who have a debt repayment arrangement set up between Q3 2012 and Q4 2018. Improvements to how we collect information about average debt mean that it is not possible to make comparisons between data provided by suppliers before and after quarter three (July-Sept) 2012. Policy Areas:Domestic consumers Data Table Average level of debt remaining where there is an arrangement to repay the debt GasElectricity Q3 2012325314 Q4 2012313304 Q1 2013334312 Q2 2013341316 Q3 2013334312 Q4 2013323306 Q1 2014346342 Q2 2014360348 Q3 2014368354 Q4 2014382355 Q1 2015375355 Q2 2015389366 Q3 2015386375 Q4 2015382384 Q1 2016388390 Q2 2016408417 Q3 2016407421 Q4 2016410427 Q1 2017415430 Q2 2017419438 Q3 2017414441 Q4 2017411442 Q1 2018413442 Q2 2018415449 Q3 2018414457 Q4 2018400456 More information At-a-glance summary There has been an increasing trend in the average level of remaining debt for domestic customers who have a debt repayment arrangement. In the first three quarters of 2018 the debt for electricity and gas customers has continued to rise at a steady rate from Q2 2016 to Q3 2018 in electricity and Q2 2018 in gas, reaching £457 in electricity and £415 in gas. Since then the average level of remaining electricity and gas debt has slightly decreased. Methodology This is a snapshot figure of the average debt that remained owing on the last day of the reporting period for customers repaying a debt. It only includes the outstanding amount of debt that the customer is paying as part of a repayment plan and does not include any debt incurred for consumption since the start of the repayment plan. Date correct September 2019 Policy area Domestic consumers
