Fuel poverty yet to be defined on Island

Tuesday, 5 April 2016 00:00

Fuel poverty can't be clearly defined on the Isle of Man - that's according to the Treasury Minister.

It's claimed there's no research into what constitutes the term here or how many people are struggling as a result of it.

Recently the Cabinet Office released figures indicating that between 3,100 and 3,500 homes face difficulty with growing energy costs.

Eddie Teare explains how recent change in the market will ease the strain:

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