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Effective collaboration across governments – the wider public sector, third and private sectors, will be key to tacking fuel poverty in Scotland. Here we post information on discussion and work underway to help tackle fuel poverty.

Rural and remote fuel poverty

In our workplan this 2024/2025 we committed to exploring the systemic impact of rural and remote fuel poverty. We have explored the evidence on energy usage, metering, debt and the transition to net zero in rural and remote Scotland.

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Heat Networks

The Panel has held a heat networks’ roundtable with legislative, regulatory, and local authority stakeholders to explore the opportunities and challenges which heat networks present for those in, or at risk of, fuel poverty.

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Social Energy Tariff

Principles for a social tariff

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Definition of Fuel Poverty Explained

An explanation of Scotland’s Fuel Poverty definition. It is useful context to the work of the Panel.

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Energy rationing an increasing coping mechanism for dealing with fuel poverty

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel has co-funded research into energy service rationing in Scotland to understand the factors impacting rationing, the groups more likely to be affected and the cross-sectoral recommendations to help tackle the problems identified.

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Living in Fuel Poverty

The Scottish Government's target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2040

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