fuel poverty

noun

1. the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately

Example Sentences

"The government needs to make swift progress to improve targeting and design an enduring support scheme that effectively addresses fuel poverty."

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A report by the trade body suggested that spending £1.5bn a year could "close the fuel poverty gap completely" and save households in fuel poverty an average of £400 a year.

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The Welsh government estimates that one in four households in the country were living in fuel poverty this time last year, meaning they spent more than 10% of their total income on keeping their home warm.

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Moreover, fuel poverty charity National Energy Action claimed 83% of all Wales' lower-income households were in fuel poverty last winter - with almost a quarter of those households in severe fuel poverty, spending more than 20% of their income on energy bills, the charity said.

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Recent data from Shropshire Council revealed that nearly 25,000 homes are living in fuel poverty.

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