Housing Conditions of Households in Poland in Comparison to Other EU Countries in the Context of Fuel Poverty Cover Image

Warunki mieszkaniowe gospodarstw domowych w Polsce na tle Unii Europejskiej w kontekście ubóstwa energetycznego
Housing Conditions of Households in Poland in Comparison to Other EU Countries in the Context of Fuel Poverty

Author(s): Izabela Szamrej-Baran
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: fuel poverty; housing deprivation; energy efficiency

Summary/Abstract: Fuel poverty is defined as a situation in which households are not able to adequately heat their homes or meet other required household energy services at an affordable cost. Indica¬tors from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) suggest that 9,4% of the European population are unable to keep their homes adequately warm. Fuel poverty appears when a combination of three causes exists; these are low income, high prices of en¬ergy and inappropriate quality of buildings. The latter of this reasons were analysed in the paper and there were some subjective and objective indicators presented.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 47/2
  • Page Range: 265-278
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish