Fuel Poverty: From Cold Homes to Affordable Warmth

additional warmth amount appliances average bedroom benefit better-off British Gas building fabric Building Regulations Building Research Establishment cavity wall cent of households central heating Chapter claimants consumers cost of warmth COWI delivered energy DHSS disconnection domestic double glazing draughtproofing dwelling elderly electric CH energy conservation energy consumption energy efficiency improvements energy services expensive external temperature factors Figure fuel bills fuel debts fuel expenditure fuel poverty fuel prices fuel substitution gas CH Hansard heat loss heating standard heating system housing stock hypothermia incidental gains income elasticity income groups income quintile income support increase instance investment loft insulation low-income families low-income homes low-income households MKECI NCH homes off-peak particularly poor prepayment meters problems programme proportion public electricity suppliers rate of heat reduce result social solid fuel Source standing charges storage heaters Table tariff tenants thermal insulation unit of warmth variations winter