Getting warmer: Fuel poverty, objective and subjective health and well-being

Davillas, Apostolos; Burlinson, Andrew; Liu, Hui-Hsuan

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105794

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“…We select δ =1, as it is unlikely that the unobservables have a greater impact than that of observables included in the model. This also follows the approach in other studies that have employed this approach (Clark et al, 2021;Davillas et al, 2021;Pan et al, 2021). While theoretically 𝑅 𝑚𝑎𝑥 could be unity, because of measurement error it is likely to be less than 1.…”

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confidence: 78%

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Are you puffing your Children's future away? Energy poverty and childhood exposure to passive smoking

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confidence: 78%

“…Oster's (2019) bounding approach to assess whether results are robust to omitted variables bias has been employed as the main check on endogeneity in recent studies using household datasets when an external instrument is not available (see, e.g., Clark et al, 2021;Davillas et al, 2021).…”

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Are you puffing your Children's future away? Energy poverty and childhood exposure to passive smoking

2022

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“…As well as the effects of this crisis on physical health, a growing evidence base is revealing the harmful impacts for mental health. 18 Millions of people are navigating complex and highly stressful experiences of squeezed budgets, rising household debt, and rationing of essential items such as food and clothing-a situation which charities are finding increasingly difficult, and in some cases impossible, to respond to. 19…”

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The cost of keeping warm and the price of inadequate policy

Butler¹,

Copeland²,

Scott³

2022

BMJ

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We are in the middle of an energy price crisis, 1 with energy insecurity, fuel poverty, and their deleterious effects firmly fixed on the policy agenda, in media discourse, and in the public's awareness. Since October 2021, the annual cost of energy for the average household (without government intervention) has risen from roughly £1300 to more than £3500. These rises are expected to continue into 2023 and beyond. 2 Responding to the situation and pressure from charities, campaign groups, and researchers, the UK government has set out drastic fiscal policy. 3

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“…In England in 2022, using the affordability metric, 30.3% of households (7.39 million) exceeded this threshold, up from 20.5% in 2021 (4.93 million) (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2023). Cold homes and fuel poverty affects people's physical health and life satisfaction (Davillas et al, 2021). Exposure to low indoor temperatures increases the risk of respiratory infections and is the leading cause of excess winter deaths with typically, around 30% of excess deaths (the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in a specific time period and the expected numbers of deaths) in the United Kingdom attributed to cold homes (Ambrose et al, 2021; Guertler & Smith, 2018) There is a social gradient in fuel poverty: the lower your income, the more likely you are to be at risk of fuel poverty.…”

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“Taking from Peter to pay Paul”: The experience of people in receipt of fuel and food vouchers from a UK foodbank

Hanson,

Belderson,

Player

et al. 2023

Nutrition Bulletin

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For people on very low incomes, household fuel and food environments are increasingly uncertain. Many live in precarious situations with little control over their lives. In addition to food parcels, many foodbanks also supply emergency fuel payments. There has been a surge in demand due to the cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. This qualitative study, using semi‐structured interviews, explored the lived experience of people who received a fuel voucher via a foodbank to gain insights into food preparation, eating practices and heating and appliance use in their homes. All participants (n = 6) described a change in life circumstances leaving them at crisis point with overwhelming uncertainty. Using Thematic Analysis, we identified four themes: (1) Bewilderment in using foodbank services; (2) The need to make trade‐offs between food and fuel; (3) Feeling shame at using the services and (4) Missing out on pleasurable eating practices. Three case studies give fuller insights and context. All interviewees had acute and complex needs and described being ‘at rock bottom’, with fuel vouchers viewed as a ‘lifeline’ to address essential cooking, heating and electrical appliance needs. We, therefore, suggest the need for extra support and follow‐up for first‐time users who are in a state of denial and shock when seeking help. Further research is needed on how to best help organisations develop strategies to address and ameliorate a sense of powerlessness and shame felt by their clients which likely limits them from seeking help, despite being in acute, complex and dire need.

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Getting warmer: Fuel poverty, objective and subjective health and well-being

Cited by 29 publications

References 62 publications

Are you puffing your Children's future away? Energy poverty and childhood exposure to passive smoking

Are you puffing your Children's future away? Energy poverty and childhood exposure to passive smoking

The cost of keeping warm and the price of inadequate policy

“Taking from Peter to pay Paul”: The experience of people in receipt of fuel and food vouchers from a UK foodbank

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