Concerns over the welfare of older people in winter have led to interventions and advice campaigns meant to improve their ability to keep warm, but older people themselves are not always willing to follow these recommendations. In this paper we draw on an in-depth study that followed twenty one...Read more
This Briefing Paper aims to provide a summary of issues relating to the current definition and measurement of fuel poverty, to summarise the strengths and weaknesses of current fuel poverty definitions and their implications for policy and practice, to review wider approaches to the definition...Read more
This study focused on the needs of vulnerable consumers and found that they frequently face multiple barriers in accessing information, advice and support in this essential service. It explores the factors that contribute to these barriers, including those arising from both personal...Read more
The research presented in this report is the culmination of 18 months of work which has been funded by The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI). The research is concerned with older people and how they cope with cold weather, and whether they are able to keep...Read more
A tool was used to combine data from different surveys into a single, unified dataset to enable comparisons of fuel usage, fuel need and income. The analysis presented in this paper utilises this new resource to estimate the consequences of fuel poverty for actual spending on fuel by low income...Read more
This socio-technical pilot involved qualitative interviews with social housing tenants, combined with basic energy modelling of the individual dwellings to estimate the carbon emissions of that house. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between fuel poverty and carbon-saving...Read more
This report reviews the existing evidence of the direct and indirect health impacts suffered by those living in fuel poverty and cold housing. It makes the case for aligning the environmental and health agendas and reviews the evidence on the health benefits of reducing fuel poverty and...Read more
With a rapidly growing number of publications on this subject the objective was to review the recent literature for research regarding the impact of heat waves and elevated temperature on the elderly with regards to mortality and morbidity. Six studies of temperature-morbidity-relationship were...Read more
This report describes the findings of a study of the coping strategies of low-income households in Great Britain, funded by eaga Charitable Trust. The study combined quantitative and qualitative methods: a face-to-face survey of 699 low-income households and 50 in-depth telephone interviews with...Read more
New Zealand homes are underheated by international standards, with average indoor temperatures below the WHO recommended minimum of 188C. Research has highlighted the connection between low indoor temperatures and adverse health outcomes, including social functioning and psychological well-being...Read more
