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Fuel poverty is affected by housing conditions, income levels and the cost of fuel. It effects the health, social inclusion and household expenditure of those living in fuel poverty. It was only acknowledged as a specific condition by the Government in 2001, with the launch of its Fuel Poverty Strategy.

 

 

Information on fuel poverty, its causes and impact, come from a wide range of sources. Organisations working for the eradication of fuel poverty, such as the National Right to Fuel Campaign, NEA and CSE produce papers to support their case. Academic research extends knowledge to the benefit of campaigners, industry and politicians. Government departments provide statistical analysis of numbers in fuel poverty and the impact of their remedial programmes.

An early work, Fuel Poverty - From Cold Homes to Affordable Warmth* by Dr Brenda Boardman, provided what has been described as "probably the seminal work on fuel poverty" a comprehensive analysis of fuel poverty.

(*Published 1991 by Belhaven Press - ISBN1-85293-139-6)