FPRN bulletin – 4th November 2025

This article explores the indirect consequences of energy poverty in the labour market in Australia. Analysis finds that although energy poverty increases job search intensity, it also increases time-to-employment, reduces time-in-employment in the first twelve months following the identification of energy poverty and lowers the employment status twelve months afterwards.

This paper presents analysis of 8 years of longitudinal, household-level participation data for the USA federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and a utility-run program in Washington state. The findings show that weatherization can reduce household energy consumption but does not reduce utility bill financial assistance over time.

This thesis explores the interplay between energy poverty, health and well-being through a socio-ecological lens, and develops interventions and educational strategies aimed at mitigating impacts.

This study applies a data-driven framework to assess fuel poverty risk in England using the 2019 English Housing Survey and explores the opportunities that predictive modeling can provide to help address hidden vulnerability patterns that conventional static indicators may overlook.

This report explores the challenges posed by private multi-apartment
buildings in relation to energy poverty. The report reviews EU, national, and local policy frameworks, and highlights barriers such as poor building performance, fragmented ownership and decision-making, financing gaps, and limited municipal capacity that constrain effective energy poverty alleviation.

This is a summary of outcomes from the Erasmus+ project Energy Literacy for Adults (E-lit Adults) project which explored five countries–Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, and Lithuania–to gain a clearer picture of the situation across Europe in relation to energy literacy and poverty.