Including the closely related terms fuel poverty, and poverty.
… 2021. The cost will be even higher for those on pre-payment meters. This will lead to a surge in the number of households affected by fuel poverty and a worsening situation for those for whom energy was already unaffordable. This also has knock on implications for health and wellbeing given that cold and damp homes are a risk factor for vulnerable people and a cause of excess winter deaths; most…