Regulatory

Energy poverty

The situation of a household that faces particular difficulty, in its home, in meeting its basic energy needs. The Royal Decree of 19 April 2024 sets three official indicators, computed on Statbel's SILC survey: measured poverty (an excessive share of income spent on energy), hidden poverty (abnormally low consumption, a sign of self-restriction) and perceived poverty (self-declared difficulty keeping the home warm).

Also known as: fuel poverty

Source: SPF Economie

In the same category

• Authorisation
• CPMA
• Energy tutor
• Guarantee of origin
• Habitation grant
• Housing audit
• MEBAR
• Notification
• Social Heating Fund
• Social housing
• Walloon Energy Desk

Articles that use this term

• Renting: the no-roof guide to solar
• Energy poverty in Wallonia: available support

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