Palma, PedroBarrella, RobertoGouveia, João PedroRomero, José Carlos2025-02-242025-02-242024-100957-1787PURE: 106759639PURE UUID: 065ad74e-f95b-4116-8c8d-dd0b25356e4aScopus: 85196392148WOS: 001347251700001ORCID: /0000-0002-7360-1363/work/178852253http://hdl.handle.net/10362/179695The authors acknowledge the COST Action ‘European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation’ (ENGAGER, 2017–2021, CA16232) funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (www.cost.eu) for framing the context of this work. Roberto Barrella thanks the ENGAGER COST Action CA16232 “European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation” for the Short-Term Scientific Mission grant awarded (E-COST-GRANT-CA16232-933c67b7) that was completed during January–April 2022 at NOVA University, Lisbon (Portugal). © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.This paper aims to critically analyse and compare the definition and measurement of energy poverty reflected in the national policy strategies in Portugal and Spain and propose recommendations for their enhancement. The analysis is supported by a systematic literature review of indicators in the Iberian context. Results highlight that both definitions can benefit from broadening the scope and increasing the representativeness of energy services and types of vulnerability. Measurement can be enhanced using available data and indicators for increasing comprehensiveness, reducing redundancy, and considering depth and persistence. Higher effectiveness in energy-poor households’ identification requires increased indicator intersectionality and alternative indicators.1295749engFuel povertyIndicatorsPolicy analysisBusiness and International ManagementTransportationSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)General EnergyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance(all)LawSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 1 - No Povertyjournal article10.1016/j.jup.2024.101770https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85196392148