fuel poverty

Ireland New-Zealand UK uncountable

(chiefly UK, Ireland, New Zealand) The inability of a household to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost.

Japanese Meaning

家庭が合理的な費用で十分な暖房を維持できない状態 / 低所得などの理由で、家庭が適切な暖房を確保するための燃料費が負担となり十分な暖房が行えない状況

Many elderly people suffer from fuel poverty during particularly cold winters.

多くの高齢者は、特に寒い冬の間、家庭を合理的な費用で十分に暖かく保てないという状況に苦しんでいる。

Sense（1）

(chiefly UK, Ireland, New Zealand) The inability of a household to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost.