Political parties should commit to ridding Scotland of the ‘scourge’ of cold homes by 2025, said campaigners today. The call by the Existing Homes Alliance Scotland, whose members include WWF Scotland, Changeworks, and the National Insulation Association, follows the publication of newly compiled data which revealed that there are up to 1.5million cold homes in … [Continue Reading]
‘Unacceptable’ new fuel poverty figures spark warm homes call
+ 35% of Scottish households still in fuel poverty, with statutory deadline for eradicating less than a year away + Groups call for long-term investment in the Scottish Government Budget to end cold homes in Scotland by 2025. Read full release here: Scottish House Condition Survey Final
Evidence to Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee – Budget Scrutiny 2016-2017
The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland evidence (November 2015) calls for the Scottish Government’s 2016/17 budget to reflect the new commitment to making energy efficiency a National Infrastructure Priority and be aligned with Scotland’s climate change targets. As 2016/17 is a transitional year for the infrastructure priority, the budget should be sufficient to allow for current … [Continue Reading]
No one in Scotland living in a hard-to-treat, draughty home by 2025
The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland, along with a broad group of high-profile organisations, is calling for there to be no household in Scotland living in a hard-to-heat, draughty home by 2025. They urge the Scottish Government to achieve this by making energy efficiency a National Infrastructure Priority and bringing all housing up to a high … [Continue Reading]
