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:carole.barker-munro@scotland.gsi.gov.uk0131 244 1536

Fuel poverty guidance:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/05/28154359/0