Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 10)

Fuel poverty targets S

2 The interim targets S

(1) This section makes provision for a number of interim fuel poverty targets.

(2) The target is that in the year 2030—

(a) no more than 15% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty,

(b) no more than 5% of households in Scotland are in extreme fuel poverty,

(c) the median fuel poverty gap of households in Scotland in fuel poverty is no more than £350 adjusted in accordance with section 5(5) to take account of changes in the value of money.

(3) The target is that in the year 2035—

(a) no more than 10% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty,

(b) no more than 3% of households in Scotland are in extreme fuel poverty,

(c) the median fuel poverty gap of households in Scotland in fuel poverty is no more than £300 adjusted in accordance with section 5(5) to take account of changes in the value of money.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 19.9.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/277, reg. 2