The aim of this document is to collect and analyze the national data on energy poverty, statistics on energy poverty, review of governmental programs focusing on vulnerable groups in order to provide basic information about the energy poverty problem in Macedonia.Read more
The European Commission (EC) aims to support Member States in their task to protect vulnerable consumers and to address energy poverty by identifying best practices and supporting information exchange. The aim of this study is to support the EC to better understand energy poverty by improving EU...Read more
This review aimed to identify a possible pathway for piloting revised and more inclusive criteria for connecting vulnerable households to the gas network. Such a pilot would go beyond currently eligibility criteria for the fuel poor network extension scheme (FPNES), and represents a voluntary...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
Despite the existence of two targeted national programmes ("Bonus gas" and "Bonus energia") in Italy there is no official definition of energy poverty (EP). The purpose of this study is to provide the reader with a set of indicators to fill this gap. We present a range of poverty measures which...Read more
The article reports that Leonard Cheshire Disability has warned that disabled people are at particular risk of fuel poverty and its ill-effects. A report by the charity said that the issue is failing to target disabled people, despite British government's aim to eradicate fuel poverty for...Read more
This paper raises the question of what to do about “hard to heat” homes. It shows that over one million homes have solid walls, low SAP ratings, are difficult and expensive to heat, and are likely to be occupied by vulnerable people. It is adapted from an earlier paper as a briefing note for a...Read more
This paper provides updated estimates for the scale of fuel poverty in the Republic of Ireland using two measures: one based on fuel expenditure as a share of income and the other based on self-reported deprivation. It also presents modelling results as to the characteristics of households most...Read more
In this report, the ombudsman of Catalonia compiles the main problems that affect a growing number of people in relation to access to basic domestic supplies, as well as possible implementation initiatives in the short and medium term with the aim of reducing the existing shortcomings. The...Read more
Across Great Britain, households located in properties off the gas network are being left behind in the fight against fuel poverty. In particular, the UK Government’s main scheme to provide heating and insulation measures to low income households – Energy Company Obligation (ECO) – is failing...Read more
