fuel-poor

Instead, he suggested people be defined as fuel-poor only if their bills were relatively high and if paying those bills would push them below the poverty line.

BBC News - Home 2011

Also, compensatory measures may be needed for fuel-poor households.

Force energy companies to insulate UK homes, climate advisers say 2011

The inquiry found positive examples too, such as small-scale biofuels initiatives that provide energy, income and livelihoods in fuel-poor areas, such as in rural Mali.

Biofuels transport targets are unethical, inquiry finds 2011

No one-off payments for fuel-poor as funding for greater efficiency sought from electricity firms

Poor families must pay an extra £1,300 a year for basic goods and services 2011

Some vulnerable groups currently qualify for a cheaper "social tariff", but fuel-poor families are eligible at only one of the six major energy suppliers.

Poor families must pay an extra £1,300 a year for basic goods and services 2011

Also, compensatory measures may be needed for fuel-poor households.

Force energy companies to insulate UK homes, climate advisers say 2011

In an interview with the Guardian, Huhne accepted that the fuel-poor, and those in hard-to-heat homes lacking cavity walls – would need extra help because energy savings alone would not be enough.

Chris Huhne's efficiency drive to turn wasteful houses green 2010

Incidentally, households using pre-payment meters are generally reckoned to be fuel-poor; that is, with over 10 per cent of household income going on fuel.

Archbishop calls to protect the poorest from the effects of economic downturn 2008

Households using pre-payment meters, incidentally, are generally reckoned as 'fuel-poor', (i. e.with over 10% of household income going on fuel) because the expense of this system is so much greater than payment of fuel bills by direct debit – impossible if you have no reliable credit arrangements, of course.

Archbishop - Protect the Poorest From the Effects of Economic Downturn 2008

It can be popped by just 3–4 minutes of high dry heat—a great advantage in the fuel-poor mountains—or in the microwave oven.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004