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Motion · S6M-01323 · 21 Sep 2021

Fuel Poverty Concerns

Lodged by Gillian Martin (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 24 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament believes that, at 24.6%, the level of fuel poverty identified in the Scottish House Condition Survey 2019 is in danger of rising even further due to the very challenging combination of a steep increase in the electricity price cap, adding a reported £250 to average dual fuel bills compared to winter 2020-21, the end of the UK job retention scheme and the approach of winter at a time when many households are facing unprecedented demands on their income from the COVID-19 accrual of fuel, rent and mortgage debts, when many are still working from home and therefore increasing their energy use; understands that this is a particular concern for the 17% of households in Scotland living off the gas grid and reliant on electricity or solid fuel, with bills on average 50% higher than the average Scottish dual fuel bill and 100% higher than the average such bill for the UK; urges energy suppliers and network operators to provide exceptional support to low-income, vulnerable households struggling with their energy costs, and resolves to support people to ensure they are signposted to expert advice from locally-based trusted organisations, including not-for-profit community-led charities, Citizens Advice bureaux and national services, including Home Energy Scotland.

Supporters (24)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.