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An analysis of the determining factors of fuel poverty among students living in the private-rented sector in Europe and its impact on their well-being
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Abstract Existing research suggests that students are an under-reported and under-supported group of the population that frequently lives in fuel poverty. Furthermore, studies show that students do not realize that they live in fuel poor conditions and are rarely recognized as a group vulnerable to fuel pove... view more
Existing research suggests that students are an under-reported and under-supported group of the population that frequently lives in fuel poverty. Furthermore, studies show that students do not realize that they live in fuel poor conditions and are rarely recognized as a group vulnerable to fuel poverty. The aim of the research presented in this paper is to understand, evaluate and consequently reveal the experiences of students living in the private-rentedd sector, quantify their possible exposure to fuel poverty, and to determine the impacts of this exposure on their well-being. Three thousand five hundred and twelve students from seven European countries participated in this research making it the largest study to date targeting this specific social group. Our results demonstrate that this group is vulnerable to fuel poverty and that their exposure to such conditions can have a detrimental effect on both their mental and physical health, as well as their social life.... view less
Keywords
energy; poverty; costs; energy consumption; health status; health consequences; well-being; mental health; living conditions; residential building; rental appartment; student; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Greece; Ireland; Lithuania; Romania; Great Britain
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Energy poverty; fuel poverty; health and comfort; university students; residential buildings; European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 113-135
Journal
Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 15 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Energy Poverty
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1773579
ISSN
1556-7257
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0