Fixing fuel poverty

The book begins by discussing political awareness of the issue of fuel poverty and defining the fuel poor. Examining the factors that contribute to fuel poverty - low incomes, high prices and poor housing - it evaluates policies that have been put in to alleviate problem. The book then goes on to detail improvements in housing stock that must be made to prevent the situation from getting worse. Based the situation in the UK, the growth of fuel poverty in other countries and the focus in European policy makes the book timely and provides important lessons for those who now have to produce policies to tackle the issues.