Measuring fuel poverty: General considerations and application to German household data

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Fuel poverty measurement consists of two independent parts: firstly, the definition of an adequate fuel poverty line, and secondly, techniques to measure fuel poverty. This paper reviews options for the definition of fuel poverty lines and techniques for fuel poverty measurement. Based on household data from Germany, figures that would result from different fuel poverty lines are derived. Different fuel poverty lines yield highly different results with respect to which households are identified as fuel poor. Thus, the choice of the fuel poverty line matters decisively for the resulting assessment. Options for fuel poverty measurement and subgroup comparison are discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 632

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy ; Energy: Government Policy
• Subject: fuel poverty ; energy poverty ; poverty measurement ; Energiearmut ; Germany

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Heindl, Peter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/94202
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET