Step Up Project

Energy poverty (EP) is an increasingly urgent issue across the EU, yet young people—particularly university students—remain overlooked in both policy and practice. This project aims to address the gap by focusing on higher education students (aged 18–25), especially those living in urban areas and facing precarious housing conditions in the private rental market.

Vulnerabilities are even greater for exchange students and those with fewer opportunities, who often live in poor-quality accommodations with limited knowledge of energy systems and rights.