Eligibility criteria for the UK Winter Fuel Payment: are we targeting the right people?
Fuel poverty, an indicator designed to capture both low-income and housing energy efficiency, is a stronger predictor of cold-related mortality than income (as indicated by pension credit update) or deprivation-based indicators alone. Winter energy support schemes should consider fuel poverty metrics in their targeting to more effectively reduce health risks associated with cold homes and improve equity.
Authors
- Joan Ballester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0009-437X)
- Shakoor Hajat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3086-362X)
- Marcos Quijal-Zamorano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4603-5877)
- Kai Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1044-1374)
- Jonathon Taylor
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (CH)
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-224619
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care