Winter poverty: The EU countries that struggle the most to heat their homes

Single parents and single women are the hardest-hit social groups across the European Union.

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00:00Which are the most vulnerable social groups in the EU when it comes to keeping the house warm in winter?

00:12A Eurostat research found almost 11% of people in the EU were unable to keep their house warm enough.

00:21The highest shares were reported in Spain and Portugal,

00:25almost 21%, followed by Bulgaria, Lithuania and Greece,

00:31while the lowest rates were found in Luxembourg, Finland, Slovenia, Austria and Estonia.

00:38The most vulnerable social groups are single parents with children,

00:43almost 19% of them struggle with low temperatures in their households.

00:49Mediterranean nations are the hardest hit, with peaks of 42% in Cyprus, 34.5% in Greece and 34% in Spain.

01:01Single females are the second most vulnerable group,

01:05with a rate of 14% unable to stay adequately warm,

01:11with the worst rates in Bulgaria, Portugal and Lithuania.

01:16Individuals with two children reported the lowest rate of people facing this issue at almost 8%,

01:24with Switzerland having the lowest rate in Europe at 0.2%.