Ubóstwo energetyczne jako problem społeczny i sposoby jego rozwiązywania

The article is devoted to one of the social problem — fuel poverty, that is difficulties with meeting energy needs. It provides the discretion of the issue, including the definitions which have been proposed by Brits and Poles. It also contains information about the scale of the problem in Poland in diff erent social groups, identification of the reasons of fuel poverty as well as the possible ways of solving it. The analyses of Polish legal acts related to this issue has been conducted and described.