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Energy Poverty Affects One-Third of French Households Amid Rising Costs

A significant portion of the French population has struggled with heating their homes due to high energy bills, prompting calls for policy changes.

Le nombre d'interventions pour impayés a dépassé le million en 2023 : 265.000 coupures d'électricité et de gaz, en baisse de 18% sur un an. 
Si le nombre d’interventions pour factures impayées est inconnu pour 2024, il a dépassé le million en 2023, selon le Médiateur de l’énergie et 265 000 coupures d’électricité et de gaz ont été recensées.
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Overview

  • Approximately 28% of French households reported suffering from cold temperatures in their homes between 2023 and 2024, double the rate from 2020.
  • The primary reason for reduced heating was the high cost of energy, with 85% of households concerned about their energy consumption.
  • In 2023, over one million interventions occurred due to unpaid energy bills, including 265,000 electricity and gas cut-offs, though these were down 18% from the previous year.
  • The number of households experiencing reduced electricity power increased by 15%, affecting 736,000 homes, highlighting the ongoing issue of energy poverty.
  • Frédérique Feriaud, from the national energy mediator, has called for a ban on electricity cut-offs, likening electricity to a basic necessity similar to water.