Posted 24.10.16
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The definition of fuel poverty is to be reviewed to ensure help is targeted at those who need it most.
This is one of over 100 recommendations, made in two reports to address the issue of fuel poverty in Scotland, which will now be considered in full by Ministers.
The Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force reports were published alongside a Scottish Government research paper on the likelihood of being fuel poor in rural Scotland. This is to help identify and target households in rural Scotland who have a high risk of being in fuel poverty.
The Strategic Working Group has made 4 high level recommendations, including that a new, community-based approach to tackling fuel poverty is developed.
The Group has also concluded that the current definition of fuel poverty may be impeding efforts to target those most in need. It has therefore recommended that an independent academic review be commissioned to ensure that help is targeted at those who need it most.