Examining the relationship between energy poverty and measures of deprivation

Robert Marchand, Andrea Genovese, S.C. Lenny Koh and Alan Brennan

Energy Policy, 2019, vol. 130, issue C, 206-217

Abstract: Energy poverty is defined as the inability to afford to heat the home to an adequate temperature at reasonable cost. Such a concept has gained political recognition in an increasing number of countries; however, in the United Kingdom, related policies tend to rely upon measures of general deprivation as a practical proxy. This has often resulted in the design of sub-optimal schemes for eradicating this issue.

Keywords: Fuel poverty; Energy poverty; Index of multiple deprivation; Area based targeting; Housing; Energy policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.03.026

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