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Integrating Strategies – Fuel Poverty
Carole Barker-Munro
Fuel Poverty Team
September 2009
Key policy messages
Housing (Scotland) Act 2001:• Fuel Poverty Statement
“To ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that persons are not living in fuel poverty by
November 2016”
• Local Housing Strategies
“to be accomplished in a manner that ensures, as far as reasonably practicable, that persons do not live in fuel poverty”
Critical elements for coverage
• Guidance to LAs on fuel poverty (May 09)• Commitment to national target• (Succinct) analysis of location & nature of fuel
poverty• Outcomes, targets and indicators• Strategic response • Action plan?• Equalities issues
Tackling fuel poverty
Factors influencing fuel poverty levels:• Household income• Fuel prices• Energy efficiency of homes
Types of action• Reducing demand for energy• Improving/promoting energy efficiency• Maximising income & reducing spend on fuel
Interconnections
• Opportunity to maximise benefit of actions taken across LA and CPP
• Quality of housing stock: SHQS; private sector house conditions
• Climate change (2009 Act; 2020 target) and energy efficiency
• Anti poverty strategy
Outcomes - example
Outcome: People do not live in fuel povertyIndicator: % of households in fuel povertyData source & frequency: SHCS; 3-yrlyBaseline: 2008Target: Reduce to 20% from 25%
Timescale: By 2011
Key actions and commitments: - Develop plan to insulate social stock where appropriate - Provide/facilitate access to energy efficiency advice and money advice - LAs and RSLs commit to considering renewable technologies for new build
Further information
Carole Barker-Munro:[email protected] 244 1536
Fuel poverty guidance:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/05/28154359/0