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Annual update on Fuel Poverty and Health

Annual update on Fuel Poverty and Health. December 2008 Helen McAvoy. Overview. This paper follows on from the IPH All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty & Health.

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Annual update on Fuel Poverty and Health

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  1. Annual update on Fuel Poverty and Health December 2008 Helen McAvoy

  2. Overview • This paper follows on from the IPH All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty & Health. • The paper highlights key developments in fuel poverty policy, research and economics and the activities of the statutory and community sectors on the island of Ireland in 2008.

  3. Data • 2006 residential energy use in Ireland was 26% higher than the UK and one third higher than Europe. • ESRI estimate an indicative fuel poverty rate of 19% of Irish households (n=300,000 households); 8% of households (n=119,000) report that they cannot afford to heat their homes adequately. • (Full references in main report)

  4. Data • In Northern Ireland, fuel poverty is estimated to effect 34% of households (n=239,700 households) in 2006. • A Save the Children policy briefing on fuel poverty and children shows that the proportion of households with children which were fuel-poor doubled between 2004 and 2006. • (Full references in report)

  5. Data • Approximately 12% of deaths of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland were associated with low temperatures in the years 2000-2006, and in the Republic of Ireland, 16% more deaths occurred in the winter months of the years 2000-2005, compared to other months of the year. • (See full report for references)

  6. Key points • Levels of fuel poverty are increasing on the island of Ireland. • Economic downturn has a significant effect with unemployed, working poor and renting families at risk. • Strategies for tackling fuel poverty must involve action in the owner-occupier, private rented and social housing sectors.

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