Women in Fuel Poverty

Claire Brown of RISE spoke with Marilyn Smith, Executive Director of the Energy Action Project (EnAct) and the coordinator of the Women in Solidarity for Energy (WISE) Initiative, on the topic of Women in Fuel Poverty.

Fuel poverty, often referred to as energy poverty, remains one of the most persistent and complex social challenges across Europe. While it affects a wide range of households, emerging research and lived experience show that women, particularly single women and single mothers, face disproportionately high levels of vulnerability:

“The rate of energy poverty jumps to 31%…and if you look only at single mothers, it skyrockets to 44%.”

In this discussion, Marilyn Smith explores the drivers behind these statistics, the lived realities of women experiencing fuel poverty and the innovative approaches being developed to support them. It also highlights the implications for retrofit programmes, resident engagement and policy design.

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