Concept information
Preferred term
fuel poverty
Definition
- Fuel poverty, with its roots in the quality of housing stock and the cost of fuel, is a recognized social problem that affects the poor. According to Brenda Boardman, an influential author on fuel poverty research in the United Kingdom (UK), fuel poverty occurs when a household has adequate energy services for 10 percent of its income. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Fuel Poverty]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fuel_poverty
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