Energy poverty looms as cost of living increases: Data behind the difficulties

s+ Rising energy prices are putting more people under increased financial pressure and at greater risk of energy poverty.s+ This is according to the fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty – a report that presents an overview of responses from over 200,000 people across all five rounds of the e-survey, which took place from spring 2020 to spring 2022.s+ In this data story, we take a closer look at the e-survey data to explore the extent of the issue and the threat of energy poverty.