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“You just have to get by”


Coping with low incomes and cold homes
By CSE
Funded by eaga Charitable Trust
June 2010


This report describes the findings of a study of the coping strategies of low-income households in Great Britain, funded by eaga Charitable Trust.

The study combined quantitative and qualitative methods. This included a face-to-face survey of 699 low income households and 50 in-depth telephone interviews with a sub-sample of the surveyed households.

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