Welfare reform, disabled people and fuel poverty

Carolyn Snell, Mark Bevan, Harriet Thomson

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Abstract

There is limited evidence that explicitly considers the relationship between fuel poverty and disabled people. Additionally, within English policy, disabled people are treated as a single group with homogenous needs, despite both highly varied needs and eligibility for fuel poverty or welfare support. Given this gap in knowledge the paper investigates the relationship between fuel poverty and disabled people in the context of policy change. The paper reports research on: the extent of fuel poverty among households containing disabled people; the relationship between tenure, disability and fuel poverty; and the relationship between fuel poverty policy support and disabled people.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-244
Number of pages15
JournalThe Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
Volume23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2015

Keywords

  • Austerity
  • Disability
  • Energy
  • Fuel poverty
  • Welfare reform

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