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

The interim targets

Section 2

7.Section 2 sets out the interim targets that apply at a national level.

8.The interim target for the year 2030 is that—

  • no more than 15% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty.

  • no more than 5% of households in Scotland are in extreme fuel poverty,

  • the median fuel poverty gap of households in Scotland that are in fuel poverty is no more than £350 (adjusted in accordance with section 5(5) to take account of inflation or deflation).

9.The interim target for the year 2035 is that—

  • no more than 10% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty.

  • no more than 3% of households in Scotland are in extreme fuel poverty,

  • the median fuel poverty gap of households in Scotland that are in fuel poverty is no more than £300 (adjusted in accordance with section 5(5) to take account of inflation or deflation).

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