Anti-poverty campaigners say today’s price cap increase from Ofgem shows the urgent need for a social tariff on energy bills. Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “We can’t achieve a just Scotland until everyone is able to live in a warm home that they can afford to heat. But there are nearly 750,000 households … Read more
Gillian Campbell, Director, Existing Homes Alliance Scotland Read the ExHA briefing on heat networks and fuel poverty Everyone should have a warm, safe place to call home. That means a home that is affordable to heat and healthy to live in. Scotland is energy rich, yet we still have around one in three households living in fuel … Read more
Rural Scotland is energy-rich, and hosts much of the UK’s energy infrastructure, yet one in four rural households lives in extreme fuel poverty. To help change this, The Scottish Government invests in retrofitting homes – providing air-source heat pumps and roof top solar. But, these measures don’t always produce bill savings for rural households. In … Read more
Becky Hothersall, Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to explore the photostories! Click here for exhibition details Over the past few months, citizens’ panel members from the Taking Action on Rural Poverty project have been working on a Photostories project, using photos and personal stories to explore the lived realities of the rural poverty premium – the extra costs, time and opportunities lost that … Read more
Chloe Campbell,Policy & Parliamentary Officer, The Poverty Alliance Read our Right to Food response here People believe in a Scotland where everyone can live in health and dignity, and where no one experiences hunger. But too many in our communities are skipping meals, cutting back on fresh food and choosing between heating their homes and feeding their families. That isn’t inevitable. It’s the result of the political and economic choices that make poverty … Read more
The scale of food insecurity across Scotland is the consequence of systems that are failing to provide people with the security, resources and opportunities needed to live with dignity. The reality is clear: people cannot thrive when work is insecure, social security falls short and essential services are inaccessible. That’s the clear message we took … Read more
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