DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112117
论文题名: Do unemployment benefits and economic aids to pay electricity bills remove the energy poverty risk of Spanish family units during lockdown? A study of COVID-19-induced lockdown
作者: Bienvenido-Huertas D.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 150 语种: 英语
中文关键词: COVID-19
; Electrical social bonus
; Energy poverty
; Lockdown
; Pandemic
; Unemployment benefits
英文关键词: Employment
; Economic crisis
; Electrical appliances
; Electricity bill
; Energy poverties
; Low incomes
; Economic and social effects
; cost-benefit analysis
; COVID-19
; economic conditions
; electricity generation
; energy use
; socioeconomic status
; unemployment
; viral disease
; Spain
英文摘要: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered serious economic crises in many countries. In Spain, millions of individuals have been ordered to remain at home and many are unemployed. The increased use of electrical appliances and low incomes make energy poverty highly likely. This study thus analyses the effectiveness of unemployment benefits and social measures to help Spanish family units pay their electricity bill during the COVID-19-induced lockdown in Spain (March–May 2020) and during a hypothetical lockdown in winter and summer. The results showed that the unemployment aids can contribute to alleviating energy poverty, especially if the unemployed individual worked in a poorly-paying job or for just a few hours. However, the social measures were found insufficient to avoid energy poverty. The application of a variable discount percentage in the electricity bill based on income and the month of the year would reduce energy poverty risk during further incidences of lockdown. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167692
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作者单位: Department of Building Construction II, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Bienvenido-Huertas D.. Do unemployment benefits and economic aids to pay electricity bills remove the energy poverty risk of Spanish family units during lockdown? A study of COVID-19-induced lockdown[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,150