Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?

This study examines the impact on health outcomes of the social energy tariff, a policy tool in Spain designed to alleviate energy poverty. Energy poverty—being unable to afford adequate heating, cooling, or other energy needs— is linked to poor physical and mental health. Using a recursive bivariat...

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Autores: Jové, Elisenda, Trapero-Bertran, Marta, Trujillo-Baute, Elisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114762
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/468442
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy poverty
Health
Social energy tariff
Policy evaluation
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spelling Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?Jové, ElisendaTrapero-Bertran, MartaTrujillo-Baute, ElisaEnergy povertyHealthSocial energy tariffPolicy evaluationThis study examines the impact on health outcomes of the social energy tariff, a policy tool in Spain designed to alleviate energy poverty. Energy poverty—being unable to afford adequate heating, cooling, or other energy needs— is linked to poor physical and mental health. Using a recursive bivariate probit model, we analyze data from the 2022 Spanish Living Conditions Survey, focusing on the health implications of energy poverty, measured through inadequate home temperature and delayed bill payments. The results show that, while the social energy tariff moderately reduces energy poverty —with only a 1 %–2 % decrease, its impact on improving health outcomes remains limited. The average treatment effect on the treated suggests that individuals experiencing energy poverty are significantly more likely to report poor physical and mental health, with a 7 %–23 % decrease in the likelihood of reporting good health. Our findings indicate that, although the social energy tariff provides some financial relief, structural solutions such as energy efficiency improvements and increased access to renewable energy are needed to address the broader health impacts of energy poverty. The study offers policy recommendations to enhance both energy access and public health, emphasizing the importance of integrating health considerations into energy poverty interventions.The authors acknowledge support from project PID2022-140546OB-I00, funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and ERDF, EU; from project 2021SGR00355, funded by the Departament de Recerca i Universitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya; and from the Chair of Energy Sustainability (IEB, Universitat de Barcelona).Elsevier2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114762https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/468442reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Funder/FundingProgram/ProjectIDReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114762Energy Policy, 2025, vol. 206, núm.114762Energy Policycc-by-nc, (c) Jové et al., 2025Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/4684422026-06-24T12:42:17Z
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title Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
spellingShingle Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
Jové, Elisenda
Energy poverty
Health
Social energy tariff
Policy evaluation
title_short Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
title_full Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
title_fullStr Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
title_full_unstemmed Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
title_sort Energy poverty and health: does the social energy tariff help?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jové, Elisenda
Trapero-Bertran, Marta
Trujillo-Baute, Elisa
author Jové, Elisenda
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Trapero-Bertran, Marta
Trujillo-Baute, Elisa
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Trujillo-Baute, Elisa
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Energy poverty
Health
Social energy tariff
Policy evaluation
topic Energy poverty
Health
Social energy tariff
Policy evaluation
description This study examines the impact on health outcomes of the social energy tariff, a policy tool in Spain designed to alleviate energy poverty. Energy poverty—being unable to afford adequate heating, cooling, or other energy needs— is linked to poor physical and mental health. Using a recursive bivariate probit model, we analyze data from the 2022 Spanish Living Conditions Survey, focusing on the health implications of energy poverty, measured through inadequate home temperature and delayed bill payments. The results show that, while the social energy tariff moderately reduces energy poverty —with only a 1 %–2 % decrease, its impact on improving health outcomes remains limited. The average treatment effect on the treated suggests that individuals experiencing energy poverty are significantly more likely to report poor physical and mental health, with a 7 %–23 % decrease in the likelihood of reporting good health. Our findings indicate that, although the social energy tariff provides some financial relief, structural solutions such as energy efficiency improvements and increased access to renewable energy are needed to address the broader health impacts of energy poverty. The study offers policy recommendations to enhance both energy access and public health, emphasizing the importance of integrating health considerations into energy poverty interventions.
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