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.