Reports and publications
Running on empty: unpaid carers’ experiences of fuel poverty in the UK
An estimated 6.1 million households in the UK are in fuel poverty, their finances strained under the costs of energy bills. And, in the UK, those with caring responsibilities are more likely to experience poverty. But there is no equivalent evidence for the intersection of care and fuel poverty. This research, commissioned by Carers Trust, explores this important issue and poses systemic recommendations to overcome fuel poverty.
Building a caring economy report series: universal basic services policy briefing
The concept of fuel poverty has utility in matching the financial precarity experienced by so many in our current economy with the systems that drive it; namely, our privatised energy systems. Care Full’s exploration of the number of unpaid carers experiencing fuel poverty and the nature of their experiences revealed to us a stark reality and led us to this call for truly transformative solutions.
In this paper, we make the case for a universal basic energy service on the basis of three core benefits: fairness, efficiency and sustainability.
Building a caring economy report series: renewing a welfare state adrift
In the UK, the foundations of our social security system offer the starting point for a more ambitious model, one that actively enables us to care for ourselves and each other. But, to deliver a system that truly supports the wellbeing of our population we will need to commit to transformative change that resists the neoliberal economic status quo rather than enables it. In this paper we explore how principles of universality and care, as well as specific short term reforms within the current system, can move us towards a hopeful welfare state.
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