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Combating Poverty Amidst Rising Household Costs

Summary

A European Parliament resolution calling for integrated social and energy policies to combat rising poverty and household costs.
10 14.04.2016
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employment and working conditions

Key points

  • The resolution highlights a significant increase in people at risk of poverty across the EU, threatening the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
  • It emphasizes the fundamental right to social and housing assistance as a means to ensure a decent existence for all.
  • A major recommendation is the implementation of a winter heating disconnection moratorium to prevent vulnerable households from being cut off from energy during cold months.
  • The document calls for better use of energy efficiency directives to specifically target social housing and those in energy poverty.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs
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