Definitions for "Fuel Poverty"
fuel poverty usually relates to a household that needs to spend more than 10% of its income on fuel for cooking and heating.
The inability to afford adequate heating. A standard definition is if a household spends more than 10% of its income to achieve an adequate heating regime.
A household is defined to be fuel poor if more than 10% of its income needs to be spent to achieve a satisfactory indoor heating regime, after including other energy services such as cooking and lighting.