October 20th, 2008
£10 million for Central Heating Programme
The money, announced today by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon, will allow the programme to help even more of Scotland’s fuel poor. She also revealed that from April 2009 it is intended that the government’s fuel poverty programmes are extended to include families on income support with children under five or with disabled children under 16. If introduced, these changes will represent the first time help with tackling fuel poverty, beyond basic insulation measures, will be offered to families as well as pensioners. Further details on the changes to fuel poverty programmes will be given in the Cabinet Secretary’s full response to the recommendations from the Fuel Poverty Forum. Ms Sturgeon said: “At a time when Scottish households face rocketing fuel bills this Government is committed to doing all that it can, within the powers that are available, to tackle fuel poverty.That is why, alongside boosting development in Scotland, helping households in these difficult economic times is a key theme of our six point programme announced this week.”
18 October 2008
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October 21st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I am staggered by this news. People need help now with their energy bills not next April when the weather will be getting warmer. Homeowners need hel to understand how to cut their energy usage. The Government should be setting a side some money to help people understand where in the home energy savings can be made. Or has all the money gone to the banks?
November 20th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Hi
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
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These new rules are a backward step as
the previous requirement to qualify
for a replacement system the occupier
needed only to be over 60
The new rules now require a pensioner with a broken and unrepairable system
to be 75 or over.
Regards
Ron Irvine