The Existing Homes Alliance has called on the Scottish Government to take further action to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s homes in the wake of new statistics showing that an excess of 2,720 people died in winter 2016/17 compared with warmer months. See press release: PR_exha_winter_deaths_17Oct2017
Parliamentary Briefing – Taking Scotland Forward 2 June 2016
This briefing is prepared for the Scottish Government debate in parliament on Taking Scotland Forward – Creating a Fairer Scotland, on 2 June 2016. Scottish Parliament will debate Latest figures, from the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) 2014, showed that an unacceptable number of households in Scotland continue to live in fuel poverty. These latest … [Continue Reading]
Call for minimum energy performance standard in all housing
The Alliance and several other housing, environmental, health and vulnerable peoples’ organisations have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment to urge him to promote regulation requiring minimum standards of energy performance in private housing. The signatories stressed that regulation should be a central part of the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle … [Continue Reading]