Definition of fuel poverty in English:

fuel poverty

noun

mass nounBritish

The condition of being unable to afford to keep one's home adequately heated.
around 1.4 to 2 million households in England are in fuel poverty
Example sentencesExamples
- ALMOST 500 Kerry homes are set to benefit from funding earmarked to tackle the problem of fuel poverty in the county.
- It's going to be a miserable winter for hundreds of thousands of consumers thrown into fuel poverty
- The need for action to alleviate fuel poverty throughout Ireland is now well established.
- Low incomes, poor housing, and poor heating and insulation standards are the root causes of fuel poverty.
- Help the Aged said that more than one million older people in England were living in fuel poverty, a major cause of winter deaths.
- He described the relatively high incidences of fuel poverty in houses with children as particularly disturbing.
- In 1996, the number of households living in "fuel poverty" was 5.5 million.
- Housing and fuel poverty are very much on the agenda as well.
- Our partnership with NEA will provide important support for agencies working with ethnic minority communities to help address fuel poverty.
- Last month, however, the British government launched a 10-year strategy to end fuel poverty in vulnerable households.
- Problems of fuel poverty in Northern Ireland are more severe than in other parts of the UK.
- The committee says the scheme has to make more efforts to reach those in real "fuel poverty".
- The figure of 3 million in fuel poverty is based on the government's measure of bills worth more than 10 percent of gross household income.
- Fuel poverty is experienced by anyone who spends more than 10% of his or her income keeping warm.
- She has signed an Early Day Motion demanding legislation changes "thus ensuring all social housing tenants are removed from fuel poverty".
- A report published in February 2004 suggested that up to 2,000 deaths in this country each year could be attributed to fuel poverty.
- Mr Scorer added that a 10% rise in gas bills across the board would result in 500,000 more people falling into fuel poverty.
- An underlying reasons for winter deaths is cold, damp homes which exacerbate fuel poverty.
- This price rise is going to add millions to bills and expose many thousands of households to the risk of fuel poverty.

单词	fuel poverty
释义	Definition of fuel poverty in English: fuel poverty noun mass nounBritish The condition of being unable to afford to keep one's home adequately heated. around 1.4 to 2 million households in England are in fuel poverty Example sentencesExamples ALMOST 500 Kerry homes are set to benefit from funding earmarked to tackle the problem of fuel poverty in the county. It's going to be a miserable winter for hundreds of thousands of consumers thrown into fuel poverty The need for action to alleviate fuel poverty throughout Ireland is now well established. Low incomes, poor housing, and poor heating and insulation standards are the root causes of fuel poverty. Help the Aged said that more than one million older people in England were living in fuel poverty, a major cause of winter deaths. He described the relatively high incidences of fuel poverty in houses with children as particularly disturbing. In 1996, the number of households living in "fuel poverty" was 5.5 million. Housing and fuel poverty are very much on the agenda as well. Our partnership with NEA will provide important support for agencies working with ethnic minority communities to help address fuel poverty. Last month, however, the British government launched a 10-year strategy to end fuel poverty in vulnerable households. Problems of fuel poverty in Northern Ireland are more severe than in other parts of the UK. The committee says the scheme has to make more efforts to reach those in real "fuel poverty". The figure of 3 million in fuel poverty is based on the government's measure of bills worth more than 10 percent of gross household income. Fuel poverty is experienced by anyone who spends more than 10% of his or her income keeping warm. She has signed an Early Day Motion demanding legislation changes "thus ensuring all social housing tenants are removed from fuel poverty". A report published in February 2004 suggested that up to 2,000 deaths in this country each year could be attributed to fuel poverty. Mr Scorer added that a 10% rise in gas bills across the board would result in 500,000 more people falling into fuel poverty. An underlying reasons for winter deaths is cold, damp homes which exacerbate fuel poverty. This price rise is going to add millions to bills and expose many thousands of households to the risk of fuel poverty.
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