EU website, 50M Euros suffer link

Energy Poverty link

"More than 50 million households in the European Union are struggling to attain adequate warmth, pay their utility bills on time and live in homes free of damp and mould. Awareness of energy poverty is rising in Europe and has been identified as a policy priority by a number of EU institutions"

winter 2014...40,000 die in Europe from cold due to energy poverty link

3,000 die every year in UK because they can not afford to heat their homes link

Europeans too poor to heat their homes link

Fuel poverty killed 15,000 last year link

One in three US households faces financial challenges in meeting energy needs. US Energy Information Agency link