FPRN bulletin – 2nd February 2024

This report explores progress to eliminate fuel poverty across the UK. It provides an update on the current fuel poverty context and explores what the priorities should be to continue to reduce fuel poverty levels.

This research introduces a novel composite index that recognizes three fundamental drivers of energy poverty: high energy cost, poor energy efficiency, and low income, alongside three ensuing consequences: insufficient warmth within dwellings, energy arrears, and dwelling quality issues. Applying these to Member States of the EU, the analysis identifies the Member States that exhibit significant differences in their standings which has implications for detecting the root causes of energy poverty.

This paper assesses the clean fuel gap across social groups in India using three rounds of representative data (2004, 2014, and 2018). The results show a significant rural-urban divide in relation to who has access to clean cooking fuels which raises several implications for future policy development and energy justice.

This paper reveals that rural areas in Finland have potentially higher energy poverty vulnerability than urban areas. The authors discuss that monitoring not only levels of energy poverty but also the temporal dynamics of energy poverty is essential to ensure the effectiveness of policy measures and solutions.

This webinar by UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources explores the question of how can we make better long term decisions in order to permanently reduce energy bills, especially for vulnerable consumers? The webinar includes 4 presentations which cover a range of possible solutions and perspectives, including work on energy market reform, social tariffs and energy efficiency measures.

This video explores how Energy Support Fund partners are helping to make practical differences in relation to fuel poverty across the UK.