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Alarming report reveals the number of Ayrshire households living in fuel poverty

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New figures have shown that an alarming number of households in Ayrshire are living in fuel poverty. The figures, from Energy Action Scotland (EAS), say 23 per cent of households in South Ayrshire are deemed as ‘fuel poor.’ But the figure for East Ayrshire is even worse – with 27 per cent of households struggling to pay their fuel bills.

North Ayrshire tops the region’s fuel poor list with 28 per cent of households affected by the issue. The stats are contained in a new report from EAS and have been geographically captured for the first time.Topping the list is the Western Isles, where 40 per cent of households struggle to pay their fuel bills, compared to just 13 per cent in affluent East Renfrewshire.The Ayrshire Live app is available

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