Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty in the private rented sector: letter to Amanda Solloway MPFound: Fuel poverty in the private rented sector: letter to Amanda Solloway MP
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty detailed tables 2024 (2022 data)Found: Fuel poverty detailed tables 2024 (2022 data)
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty trends 2024Found: Fuel poverty trends 2024
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty supplementary tables 2024 (2022 data)Found: Fuel poverty supplementary tables 2024 (2022 data)
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty supplementary tables 2024 (2023 data)Found: Fuel poverty supplementary tables 2024 (2023 data)
Asked by: McArthur, Liam (Scottish Liberal Democrats - Orkney Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to tackling fuel poverty in the (a) Scottish Budget for (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22, (iii) 2022-23 and (iv) 2023-24 and (b) draft Budget for 2024-25.
Answered by Martin, Gillian - Minister for Energy and the Environment
We have committed to a £1.8 billion investment over the course of this parliamentary term to make our homes warmer, greener and more efficient. This includes an allocation of £350m to heat, energy efficiency and fuel poverty measures in 2023-24, including £119m targeted at fuel poor households. This is delivered through two long-standing energy efficiency programmes – the Area Based Schemes and Warmer Homes Scotland - that have already supported over 150,000 households in or at risk of fuel poverty.
In addition, since the winter of 2020 the Scottish Government has allocated funding for the Fuel Insecurity Fund which has been providing support to households who were at risk of self-disconnection or self-rationing their energy use. Further funding has been allocated for wider fuel poverty action. Among other things, this budget line has supported the costs of the previous non-statutory Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel and our current statutory, Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel.
The following table sets out the allocations towards tackling fuel poverty across the consecutive years from 2020-21 to the draft Budget for 2024-25:
Allocations | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 (draft) |
Energy Efficiency Delivery Programmes: Area Based Schemes & Warmer Homes Scotland | 87m | 114m | 119m | 119m | 119m |
Fuel Insecurity Fund | 7m | 10m | 20m | 30m | 0 |
Wider Fuel Poverty action | - | - | 250k
| 320k
| 320k
|
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poor households: experience, barriers and enablers in reaching net zeroFound: Fuel poor households: experience, barriers and enablers in reaching net zero
Feb. 29 2024
Source Page: Scottish House Condition Survey: 2022 Key FindingsFound: Subsequent chapters build on this and provide more details on energy efficiency, fuel poverty, housing
Feb. 15 2024
Source Page: Fuel poverty detailed tables 2024 (2022 data)Found: Fuel poverty detailed tables 2024 (2022 data)
Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of fuel poverty since 2018.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Fuel Poverty is a devolved matter and the Department has responsibility for England.
The share of households in fuel poverty in England has reduced from 22% in 2010 to 13% in 2023, with energy efficiency being the key driver.
Other support includes the Warm Home Discount scheme which provides low-income and vulnerable households with a £150 rebate off their winter energy bill, which it is estimated took 248,000 English households out of fuel poverty in 2023.
The department is currently reviewing the 2021 fuel poverty strategy and is engaging with key stakeholders as part of this process.