NEA, with the support and guidance of critical oversight partner Newcastle University, designed and delivered a social evaluation of the Health and Innovation Programme (HIP). HIP was a £26.2 million programme to bring affordable warmth to fuel poor and vulnerable households in England, Scotland...Read more
Sustainability First’s Project Inspire report Energy for All – Innovate for All is a ground breaking piece of research and collaboration which brings together 15 months of analysis and research. Over the course of the project the researchers have brought together and collaborated with more than...Read more
An independent, academic review of evidence resulting in a new definition of fuel poverty in Scotland. As recommended by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and the Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force, the Scottish Government appointed an independent panel of experts to review...Read more
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, presents an overview of the situation within the EU with regard to the way energy poverty is experienced by women and men and explores through a gender lens existing EU...Read more
Frontier Economics was commissioned by the Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group to develop an Action Plan for a Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme.Read more
The fuel poverty statistics report for 2017 includes: - the latest statistics on the number of households living in fuel poverty, in England - analysis of the composition of the fuel poor group in 2015 - projections of the number of households in fuel poverty in 2016 and 2017Read more
NEA commissioned this report as, although there are some real challenges and tensions to be addressed, we believe that it is possible to tackle both decarbonisation of energy and fuel poverty. Through better focusing of energy efficiency programmes and other support to low-income households, we...Read more
Energy poverty is a reality in Europe even though there are countries where it is not recognized and where no definition exists for it. However, its recognition at Community level is progressing and it should be convenient to move towards a homogeneous measurement mechanism. The United Kingdom,...Read more
Fuel poverty in Scotland is currently measured using a definition based on the Boardman ‘10% of income’ conceptualisation of the condition. However, the definition and the metrics used to identify and target fuel poor households are now under review. What is needed is a reconceptualisation of...Read more
Internationally, previous studies have investigated the impact of socio-economic and physical dwelling factors on household electricity consumption however, to date, few such studies have been conducted in the UK. Jones et al. (2015) identify six studies that have accessed actual (as opposed to...Read more