A Scotland without fuel poverty is a fairer Scotland: report
Report by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group proposing a fresh approach to delivering affordable warmth and energy use in Scotland.
Appendix 5: Framework of current actions to address fuel poverty
| Low Income Poor Energy Efficient Home |
Low Income Energy Efficient Home |
High Income Poor Energy Efficient Home |
High Income Energy Efficient Home |
| Action to increase income Action to reduce energy costs Action to improve home energy efficiency |
Action to increase income: Action to reduce energy costs |
Action to improve home energy efficiency | No income or home energy efficiency action |
| Whole Population education to improve effective and efficient use of energy to achieve: Energy efficiency Effective energy use Healthy temperature for healthy life - thermal comfort and ventilation |
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Actions within current initiatives to tackle fuel poverty
| Action | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Income |
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| Benefit and tax credit maximisation | Home Energy Scotland and referrals to Citizen Advice Bureaux ( CAB), debt advice services |
| Cold Weather Payments | Department for Welfare and Pensions ( DWP), Social Security Agency |
| Winter Fuel Payments | DWP, Social Security Agency |
| Warm Home Discount | Energy suppliers |
| Energy Trust Funds - larger energy companies have charitable trusts to support people who are struggling to pay energy bills to reduce or clear debt related to energy consumption. | Energy suppliers |
| Referral for impartial advice on tariff checks | Home Energy Scotland, CABs |
| Referrals and signposting to local money and debt advice and to local outreach energy advice and advocacy services through a variety of funds including charitable and local authority budgets. | Home Energy Scotland with referrals to local authorities, housing associations and voluntary organisations |
| Energy performance | |
| Specialist advisors provide free and impartial advice over the phone or in the home | Home Energy Scotland |
| Information, tools and advice videos and case studies | Energy Saving Trust, Scottish Government, local energy advice services |
| Support for energy efficiency measures: Area Based Schemes ( ABS) to install measures, targets fuel poor areas. HEEPS Loans - provides interest free loans of up to £15,000 to owner occupiers and landlords for measures such as boilers and solid wall insulation and connection to the gas grid. Energy Company Obligation ( ECO) - a requirement placed on larger energy suppliers to install affordable warmth/ energy efficiency measures-mainly gas boiler replacement and insulation measures. Warmer Homes Scotland - Provides a range of measures to vulnerable homeowners and private sector tenants including: Cavity Wall Insulation; Loft Insulation; Boiler Replacement; External Wall Insulation (solid wall); Internal Wall Insulation (solid wall) Resource Efficient Scotland SME loans: Funded by the Scottish Government, this scheme provides interest free loans of £1,000 to £100,000 to help private sector landlords install measures that will improve the energy efficiency of their properties. |
Home Energy Scotland, local authorities, Energy Saving Trust |
| Specialist advisors provide free and impartial advice about renewables over the phone or in the home |
Home Energy Scotland, local energy advice services |
| The Green Homes Network - case studies and visits to find out more about reality of installing measures. | Home Energy Scotland |
| Interest free loans of up to £10,000 from the Scottish Government for domestic renewables system. This supplements support through the Renewable Heat Incentive and Feed-in-tariffs funded by the UK Government. | Home Energy Scotland |
| How to use energy | |
| Information, tools and advice videos and case studies | Home Energy Scotland, Scottish Government, local energy advice services |
| Pilot project on how to use heating controls | Home Energy Scotland |
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