STEP project, Student Energy Poverty Uniting for Progress, aims to address this 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 young people with fewer opportunities, who often live in poor-quality accommodations with limited knowledge of energy systems and housing rights.

On October 9th, Inês Valente was invited to speak at the event "STEP UP: Youth with energy: from ideas to action" to share the group's experience in youth energy poverty research.