The fall in the level of fuel poverty in Scotland, as
announced today (6 December) is welcome news in that the figure is moving in
the right direction and means fewer people are living in cold, damp homes
compared to the previous year. But
unfortunately the change does not signify ‘job done’ as the new figure for 2015
is still higher than the first ever measurement of fuel poverty in 1996.
Tuesday 6 December 2016
Thursday 3 November 2016
Fuel Poverty Matters - Minister to Address National Conference on Fuel Poverty
Action to bring an end to fuel poverty and to ensure no-one in Scotland has to live in a cold, damp home will be the keynote message from the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart MSP when he opens a national conference entitled ‘Fuel Poverty Matters’today (3 November).
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Monday 24 October 2016
National Fuel Poverty Charity Reaction to Advisory Group Reports Published Today
Reacting to the publication today (24 October 2016) of
the final reports of the two short-life advisory groups set up by the Scottish
Government to review fuel poverty in Scotland, the national fuel poverty
charity Energy Action Scotland is urging Scottish Ministers to now reset the
target to eliminate fuel poverty in Scotland.
Energy Action Scotland endorses the call to the Scottish
Government by both the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and the
Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force for the new policy to “be firmly based
on the principle of social justice”.
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Scottish Fuel Poverty Target Missed
The admission that has finally come today from the
Scottish Government that it will not meet its target to end fuel poverty in
Scotland is deeply disappointing but not a surprise.
The Scottish Government has a statutory duty under the
Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to ‘ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that
people are not living in fuel poverty in Scotland by November 2016’.
Friday 24 June 2016
Response to CMA Report on Energy Market Investigation
‘A mainly positive step that will help some of the most
disadvantaged energy customers’. This is
the main reaction of the national fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland
to the final report published today (24 June) by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on its investigation
into the energy retail market.
Tuesday 14 June 2016
Community Energy Action Awards – Applications Invited
The
national charity Energy Action Scotland, with support from Scottish Gas, is
launching a Community Energy Action Awards scheme.
Monday 9 May 2016
New report highlights how to address key failings to eradicate fuel poverty across the UK nations
Following
the recent elections in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales two charities have
published a joint report highlighting why progress to eradicate fuel poverty
across the UK has slowed despite statutory commitments and current policies.
The UK Fuel Poverty Monitor, produced annually by NEA and EAS, says huge
variations and changes to relevant national and UK wide affordable warmth
policies has inevitably hindered progress to eradicate fuel poverty and
challenges policy makers to respond to other key recommendations.
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Keeping Warm and Well in Winter - Highlighting the Help Available
When the weather is cold, it’s important for
us all to get the help that is available to keep us healthy by having a warm
home.
The national fuel poverty charity Energy
Action Scotland, with support from Scottish and Southern Energy Power
Distribution, has produced an information leaflet called Keeping Warm and Well in Winter.
The leaflets have been
distributed to all GP practices across Scotland with a request for them to be
displayed in their waiting rooms.
Monday 1 February 2016
Figures Released on Cold Homes across the Country (by local authority)
The ability of people across Scotland to afford to heat
their homes adequately is clearly in doubt.
This is according to new figures released by the Scottish Government
that breaks down the information by local authority area.
Thursday 28 January 2016
Energy Action Scotland Reaction to Gas Price Cuts
In the wake of announcements by E.ON and SSE that they
are reducing gas prices by around 5 per cent, the national fuel poverty charity
Energy Action Scotland has called for other companies to follow their example
in making cuts but have urged them to do so before the heating season ends.
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