Energy assistance for the poor: An evaluation and alternative allocation procedure

Bradley T. Cullen and James H. Johnson

Energy, 1984, vol. 9, issue 7, 571-581

Abstract: During the past decade, sharp increases in the prices of all forms of energy have more severely burdened the poor and near poor than the remainder of the population. Government has responded by initiating several assistance programs. But the programs have been social policy failures, owing in large part to weaknesses in the programs' design and distribution systems. In this paper, a method to overcome several shortcomings of previous government efforts is presented. For a sample of 40 American cities, an index of energy assistance need is calculated and spatial units with similar energy requirements are grouped. If these procedures were to be utilized in allocating available funds, the result would be a more socially and spatially equitable energy program.

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(84)90064-1

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