Many German families are unable to heat their homes due to the energy crisis

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” Wirtschaftswohe wrote in an article: Due to the energy crisis, more and more Germans can no longer heat their homes adequately. Their number has doubled in just one year.

This article continues: In large parts of Germany, winter actually begins shortly before the forecast starts. Weather arrived on December 1st. Temperatures are below freezing in many places, snow has fallen at higher elevations, and chimneys smoke strangely.

The fact is that last year Twice as many Germans could not heat their homes as the year before. According to the Federal Statistical Office, 5.5 million, or roughly seven percent, of Germans turned down the heating or at least significantly reduced it. These data are based on the so-called Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), in which respondents declare their status.

Single parents are especially often They stated that they are no longer able to heat their homes sufficiently. According to the survey, for about 14 percent, lack of money led to colder apartments. Large families with two adults and at least three children, as well as people living alone, were also affected by this condition with about 10 and 7 percent.

The fact that The Federal Bureau of Statistics also reported on Tuesday morning that household consumer spending rose significantly, a contradiction in terms as people aren’t shopping more, but have to pay higher prices due to inflation – especially for energy and especially in In 2022, this was significant.

Accordingly, on average, German households spent 2,846 euros per month on consumption, which is about 8.5% more than the previous year. This increase is even slightly higher than the general inflation rate of 6.9%. The increase in the price of fuel (26 percent more expensive) and residential energy (23 percent) was especially noticeable for households.

Of course, compared to other European countries, German households still In terms of heating, they have relatively good conditions. In Bulgaria, almost one in four people cannot keep themselves warm enough (around 23 percent), followed by Cyprus and Greece (around 19 percent each).

Meanwhile, especially in Bulgaria, winters are getting very cold as the last few days have shockingly shown. The start of winter there was much more severe than in Germany: power was cut in 1,000 places, roads and mountain passes were closed, and at least one person died.

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