A minimum income standard for the UK in 2016
Authors: Abigail Davis, Katherine Hill, Donald Hirsch and Matt Padley (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Published: July 2016 This report is the 2016 update of the Minimum Income Standard for the United...
View ArticleFalling short: The experiences of families living below the minimum income...
Authors: Katherine Hill, Abigail Davis, Donald Hirsch and Lydia Marshall (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Published: July 2016 What are the consequences of bringing up a family on an income that falls...
View ArticleEnergy demand for everyday mobility and domestic life: Exploring the justice...
Edited by Neil Simcock and Caroline Mullen Published: August 2016 In this lead article for a Special Issue on ‘Energy demand for mobility and domestic life: new insights from energy justice’, we begin...
View ArticleTaking stock: Understanding the quality and energy efficiency of housing...
Author: National Housing Federation Published: August 2016 The National Housing Federation used data from the English Housing Survey to compare HA homes with private rented, local authority and owner...
View ArticleSpaces of exception: governing fuel poverty in England’s multiple occupancy...
September 2016 | Stefan Bouzarovski and Jenni Cauvain Homes in multiple occupancy (HMOs) – residential properties containing common areas shared by several households – are a growing feature of the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the impact of smart prepayment on fuel poverty
October 2016 | Nicky Hodges, Simon Roberts, Karen Smith, Toby Bridgeman, Nick Banks, Molly Asher Prepayment (PPM) customers are known to be poorly served by the energy market, paying higher tariffs,...
View ArticleThe Spéird Project: Understanding influences on fuel poverty in rural and...
October 2016 | Dr Keith Baker & Ron Mould, Glasgow Caledonian University and Scott Restrick, Energy Action Scotland The Scottish Government’s statistics now show that rural households spend more on...
View ArticleEnergy (In)Efficiency: What tenants expect and endure in private rented housing
December 2016 | Aimee Ambrose, Lindsey McCarthy, James Pinder This research sought to afford tenants a voice in the urgent debate about energy (in) efficiency in the private rented sector. This was...
View ArticleThe short-term health and psychosocial impacts of domestic energy efficiency...
January 2017 | Charlotte N. B. Grey, Shiyu Jiang, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Christina Nascimento, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Sarah E. Rodgers, Rhodri...
View ArticleIn from the cold: The funding gap for non-gas fuel poor homes under ECO, and...
February 2017 | A report by NEA for the gas distribution network companies Across Great Britain, households located in properties off the gas network are being left behind in the fight against fuel...
View ArticleConnecting Homes for Health: Phase 1 review
March 2017 | The Connecting Homes for Health: Phase 1 Review has been prepared by NEA for Northern Gas Networks (NGN) with the intention of identifying a possible pathway for piloting revised and more...
View ArticleCold homes, fuel poverty and energy efficiency improvements: A longitudinal...
April 2017 | Charlotte N. B. Grey, Tina Schmieder-Gaite, Shiyu Jiang, Wouter Poortinga from Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University and Christina Nascimento, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff...
View ArticleImpacts of energy-efficiency investments on internal conditions in low-income...
April 2017 | Wouter Pourtinga, Shiyu Jang, Charlotte Grey & Chris Tweed, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University Improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock may bring multiple...
View ArticleEvaluation of the Npower Fuel Bank™
This report presents the results of a second phase of evaluation of the npower Fuel Bank™ scheme. While the pilot evaluation (phase one) examined the experience and impact of the scheme from the...
View ArticleSutainable Multi-Storey Communities
September 2017 | Newcastle University and NEA Overview of the interdisciplinary multi-storey research communities project The post Sutainable Multi-Storey Communities appeared first on NEA.
View ArticleIndependent evaluation of the “Tadpole” product
September 2017 | Bryony Holroyd, Michael Hamer (NEA) The project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the complimentary “tadpole” product fitted to gas fired central heating systems, in terms of...
View ArticleIndependent evaluation of the “Chop-cloc” product in the Scottish Borders
September 2017 | Bryony Holroyd, Michael Hamer (NEA) The project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the complimentary Chop-cloc product fitted to gas fired central heating systems, in terms of...
View ArticleUnderstanding carbon monoxide risk in households vulnerable to fuel poverty
January 2018 | Juliette Burroughs (NEA) This research investigated the relationship between fuel poverty and carbon monoxide (CO) risk in households on low incomes and in vulnerable situations. Over...
View ArticleWarm Zones Reactive Repair Service
January 2018 | Luke Garrett (NEA) This report presents the results of the pilot phase evaluation of the Warms Zones Reactive Repair Service (WZRRS) which currently operates in parts of the West...
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