2020
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3706321
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Fuel Poverty: Potentially Inconsistent Indicators and Where Next?

Abstract: The measurement of fuel poverty is critical for judgements about the significance of the problem and the design of policies to address it. Reducing fuel poverty has been a government objective in the UK for many years, and is generally seen through the lens of the government's official fuel poverty statistics. We compare the households identified as fuel poor according to three metrics: (i) the 10% indicator; (ii) the Low Income High Consumption indicator; and (iii) whether households self-report an inability … Show more

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“…Other studies use regression models to define multidimensional indexes; see, for example, Besagni and Borgarello [108] and Bollino and Botti [100]. Furthermore, two studies have statistically compared objective and subjective energy poverty metrics [95,139], finding little correspondence between both types of metrics. In addition, the use of data science techniques is increasing.…”
Section: Quantitative Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other studies use regression models to define multidimensional indexes; see, for example, Besagni and Borgarello [108] and Bollino and Botti [100]. Furthermore, two studies have statistically compared objective and subjective energy poverty metrics [95,139], finding little correspondence between both types of metrics. In addition, the use of data science techniques is increasing.…”
Section: Quantitative Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the FP10 indicator is still the most commonly used indicator in many European Union countries (OECD, 2018) as well as employed by some of the UK nations. This reflects the limited agreement or common, gold standard definition of fuel poverty to be employed (Deller et al, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%