Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for action as new figures show over 600,000 homes in Scotland are in fuel poverty.
Scottish Government figures released on Tuesday show almost one in four, some 613,000 households in Scotland, were in fuel poverty in 2019.
Further to this 311,000 households are in ‘extreme fuel poverty’, defined as paying more than 20 per cent of their income heating their homes - an increase of around 32,000 homes compared to 2018.
CAS warned that the figures could be worse next year, as Covid squeezes incomes while keeping more people at home. CAS Fair Markets spokesperson Kate Morrison said: “Scotland’s level of fuel poverty is horrifying with over 600,000 households feeling the squeeze.
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