Low income households in Estonia may be required to use up to 25 percent of their income for energy bills in 2022, the highest share of any country in Europe. The rising inflation amid worsening energy supply issues are hitting the poorest particularly hard. In the United Kingdom, price caps (the maximum amount that energy suppliers are allowed to charge per annum) have already been raised significantly and are expected to increase further over the coming months. Here, households in the lowest 20th percentile could see around 15 percent of their income going towards covering electricity and heating costs.
Energy costs as a share of total income for low income households in selected European countries in 2022
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Investment Monitor. (August 9, 2022). Energy costs as a share of total income for low income households in selected European countries in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327716/energy-costs-share-in-low-income-households-europe/
Investment Monitor. "Energy costs as a share of total income for low income households in selected European countries in 2022." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327716/energy-costs-share-in-low-income-households-europe/
Investment Monitor. (2022). Energy costs as a share of total income for low income households in selected European countries in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327716/energy-costs-share-in-low-income-households-europe/
Investment Monitor. "Energy Costs as a Share of Total Income for Low Income Households in Selected European Countries in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327716/energy-costs-share-in-low-income-households-europe/
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Energy costs as a share of total income for low income households in selected European countries in 2022 [Graph], Investment Monitor, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327716/energy-costs-share-in-low-income-households-europe/
