Le percentuali più elevate di persone incapaci di mantenere adeguatamente calda la propria casa sono state osservate in Bulgaria e Grecia (entrambe 19,0%), seguite da Lituania (18,0%) e Spagna (17,5%). Al contrario, Finlandia (2,7%), Polonia e Slovenia (entrambi 3,3%) ed Estonia e Lussemburgo (entrambi 3,6%) hanno riportato le quote più basse
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di nimicdoareu
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In 2024, 9.2% of the EU population was not able to keep their home adequately warm.
I struggle to keep it warm but because these fucking windows are shit. A lot of the housing infrastructure infrastructure in Spain is quite dated unfortunately.
Im from Finland, it’s currently about -20c outside. It’s +6c in Athens atm. With inadequate clothing at +6c you’re uncomfortable, but -20c kills you fast.
Gee, I sure wonder why keeping the house warm is higher priority here up in the north.
Having spent time in Britain and Bulgaria, I feel like I struggle to stay warm in Britain more, with poorly insulated houses and bad windows. Central heating is great but not when it escapes the house.
In Bulgaria almost every apartment has air conditioning to heat in winter and modern windows, many lack secondary insulation but it’s getting better. Houses are often heated by wood burners which are probably the hottest sources of heating.
This leads me to believe it’s more about prices and cost in Bulgaria. That people have access to air conditioning and firewood, but many can’t afford it, particularly pensioners in villages.
That’s interesting, but I’m curious about what is meant by «adequately warm». Is there some sort of minimum threshold temperature or what?
I want to know how adequately warm is defined.
I was in Spain over Christmas and at no point was I not cold. Not in the house we were staying in, not in any public space and certainly not in the train. But I guess the temperature was perfectly adequate by Spanish standards, while insufficient by mine.
Perhaps someone has dug up the numbers deeper, but here is some context. If I remember correctly, if you spend more than 10% on your income on heating this counts as being unable to adequately heat it.
As a formerly occupied state, Lithuania has replicated a system of centralised heating in majority of the apartment blocks. The way it works is this: a major heating point is installed in the basement and controlled from there. People in the apartment have no control over the amount of heating or hot water temperature they receive. Yes, you could find ways to reduce the temperature, but that would not reduce the heating bills – you are allocated a portion of cost proportional to the size (m2) of your apartment.
The problem is twofold – your house might be insulated but heating systems are old. Or vice versa. So you still end up paying a chunk of money.
In individual houses it is different. You control your own consumption. Bu usually if you can afford your own place, you can afford the costs.
Another thing that needs considered is subsidies by the municipality to those who can’t afford to properly heat their homes.
In reality the situation is not that bad. But it is far from perfect.
It’s currently -19°C in Vilnius. How are the 18% of Lithuanians with inadequate heating not dead?
Meanwhile a few years ago my Dutch colleagues were bragging who has the lowest temperature in their kid’s bedroom, 12 and 15 degrees. My neighbor sleeps with his windows open in the winter.