Energy poverty, 2022
About 7% of households in Slovenia are energy poor
There were around 62,000 energy poor households in Slovenia in 2022, which is about 7,000 more than a year before. About 102,000 people were living in them.
More energy poor households than a year before
Last year the energy poverty rate of households in Slovenia was 7.2%. Compared to a year before, it went up by 0.7 of a percentage point. About 62,000 households were energy poor and about 102,000 residents of Slovenia were living in them.
Energy poverty is gradually declining
A comparison over a longer period shows that energy poverty is gradually declining; it was the lowest in 2021. Between 2014 and 2022, the share of energy poor households decreased by about a third or by 26,000.
The share of energy poor households the largest among one person households
In 2022, the share of energy poor households was the largest among one person households (15.1%), irrespective of the age of household members. Among households with dependent children, the share of energy poor was the highest in single parent households with at least one dependent child.
The share of energy poor households was the lowest among households of two adults with two dependent children (2.0%), among multi person (at least three persons) households without dependent children (2.2%) and among households of at least three adults with dependent children (2.6%).
The most common cause is inadequate housing conditions
Inadequate housing conditions, such as problems with leaking roof, damp walls/floors/foundations or broken window frames/floors in the dwelling, contributed the most to the ranking of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold among the energy poor, followed by being unable to pay utility bills (water, electricity, heating, etc.), while being unable to keep home adequately warm contributed to the energy poverty of households the least.
In the 2014–2022 period, fewer households were exposed to all four elements on which the calculation of energy poverty is based: the share of households that were late in paying utility bills due to financial difficulties declined by almost two thirds, the share of households that were financially unable to keep home adequately warm by almost half, the share of households living in inadequate housing conditions by 41% and the share of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold by 2%.
Compared to 2021, the share of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold and the share of households that were financially unable to keep home adequately warm increased by 1.4 p.p. and 1.2 p.p., respectively, while the shares of the other two elements of energy poverty decreased: the share of households that were late in paying utility bills due to financial difficulties by 1.1 p.p., and the share of households living in inadequate housing conditions by 1.9 p.p.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database under the themes Quality of life and Energy.
Last year the energy poverty rate of households in Slovenia was 7.2%. Compared to a year before, it went up by 0.7 of a percentage point. About 62,000 households were energy poor and about 102,000 residents of Slovenia were living in them.
Energy poverty is gradually declining
A comparison over a longer period shows that energy poverty is gradually declining; it was the lowest in 2021. Between 2014 and 2022, the share of energy poor households decreased by about a third or by 26,000.
The share of energy poor households the largest among one person households
In 2022, the share of energy poor households was the largest among one person households (15.1%), irrespective of the age of household members. Among households with dependent children, the share of energy poor was the highest in single parent households with at least one dependent child.
The share of energy poor households was the lowest among households of two adults with two dependent children (2.0%), among multi person (at least three persons) households without dependent children (2.2%) and among households of at least three adults with dependent children (2.6%).
The most common cause is inadequate housing conditions
Inadequate housing conditions, such as problems with leaking roof, damp walls/floors/foundations or broken window frames/floors in the dwelling, contributed the most to the ranking of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold among the energy poor, followed by being unable to pay utility bills (water, electricity, heating, etc.), while being unable to keep home adequately warm contributed to the energy poverty of households the least.
In the 2014–2022 period, fewer households were exposed to all four elements on which the calculation of energy poverty is based: the share of households that were late in paying utility bills due to financial difficulties declined by almost two thirds, the share of households that were financially unable to keep home adequately warm by almost half, the share of households living in inadequate housing conditions by 41% and the share of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold by 2%.
Compared to 2021, the share of households below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold and the share of households that were financially unable to keep home adequately warm increased by 1.4 p.p. and 1.2 p.p., respectively, while the shares of the other two elements of energy poverty decreased: the share of households that were late in paying utility bills due to financial difficulties by 1.1 p.p., and the share of households living in inadequate housing conditions by 1.9 p.p.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database under the themes Quality of life and Energy.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
In accordance with the Decree on the Criteria for Defining and Assessing the Number of Energy-poor Households (Ur. l. RS, No. 132/2022 of 14 October 2022), energy poor households are defined as households that had an income below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold in the year prior to the Living Conditions survey (EU-SILC) and met at least one of the following three criteria: they were financially unable to keep home adequately warm, they were unable to pay utility bills (waste disposal, water, electricity, heating, etc.), which also include energy services, on time due to financial difficulties (in the last 12 months prior to the survey) and/or they had problems with leaking roofs, damp walls/floors/foundations or broken window frames/floors in their dwellings (lived in inadequate housing conditions).
The source of data is the EU comparable Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC), which was implemented with the survey in 2022 (survey year) and the use of administrative sources and registers mostly referring to 2021 (income reference year). The calculation of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for 2022 is based on income received in 2021.
Additional explanations are available in chapter 6 of methodological explanations.
The source of data is the EU comparable Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC), which was implemented with the survey in 2022 (survey year) and the use of administrative sources and registers mostly referring to 2021 (income reference year). The calculation of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for 2022 is based on income received in 2021.
Additional explanations are available in chapter 6 of methodological explanations.
When making use of the data and information of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, always add: "Source: SURS". More: Copyright.
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