fuel poverty

The SNP Government is to help ten thousand more families save around £900 a year on fuel bills through the Energy Assistance Package.

SNP Energy Spokesperson Mike Weir MP has called upon the UK Government to take action to increase the level of cold weather payments and extend them to other vulnerable groups in light of extreme weather conditions which continue to affect much of Scotland.

Cold Weather and Winter fuel payments should be increased in light of the prolonged cold winter weather.

SNP Energy Spokesman, Mike Weir MP, has slammed the “shameful exploitation” of society’s most vulnerable people by energy companies and the Labour Government's failure to properly cap prices for pre-pay meters.

The UK Government has been urged to “stop tinkering and start tackling” fuel poverty after a report by the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) said rising unemployment and higher energy prices are set to push hundreds of thousands more homes into fuel poverty.

The SNP Government has launched a new Energy Assistance Package to tackle fuel poverty in Scotland.

The SNP Government today announced new steps to tackle fuel poverty - especially to benefit young families.

Elderly residents of tenement flats are not receiving their full winter fuel payment despite problems with the system being flagged up by the SNP seven years ago.

Glasgow SNP MSP Bob Doris – a member of the Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee – has welcomed a joint statement by the Scottish Government and COSLA outlining a framework to combat poverty and income inequality.

Health Secretary and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a £55.8 million package to tackle fuel poverty.