The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel consultation response to the Review of England's Fuel Poverty Strategy

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel has responded the the UK Government’s consultation on its review of England’s Fuel Poverty Strategy. The Panel has chosen to do this because the proposals for England's new strategy include a foundational pillar of energy affordability, which will, or certainly has the potential, to have benefits for Scottish households too.

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[1] Scottish House Condition Survey (2025) Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings – gov.scot.

[2]  The Scottish House Condition Survey (2025) Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings – gov.scot, found that the median fuel poverty gap in Scotland in 2023 was £1,250, whereas the WHD, which will know will not have reached all those in fuel poverty, was £150.

[3] Why we need an energy debt relief scheme | Citizens Advice Scotland

[4] Insights from latest Energy Affordability Tracker: Causes and impact of energy debt (HTML) | 

[5] Tighean Energy Advisory Service (TEAS) (2024) Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles – Tighean Innse Gall

[6] Changeworks (2024) A-Perfect-Storm-Fuel-Poverty-in-Rural-Scotland.pdf (changeworks.org.uk)

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