The findings are based on research carried out before the recent rise in energy prices caused by the war in Iran.
14% of Irish households in 2024 said they were unable to afford adequate warmth or pay energy bills in full, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute.
The findings are based on research carried out before the recent rise in energy prices caused by the war in Iran.
Over 30 per cent of households faced some affordability challenges when it came to energy costs two years ago.
This poverty, it said, is driven by a combination of low disposable income, high energy costs and poor housing and is strongly related to income inequality, unemployment and deprivation.
It said that people affected would need, on average, €480 of additional income annually to exit fuel poverty.
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