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MUCH has been made in the press over the last few months about the level of fuel poverty in Shetland. All fuel poverty is bad news but if, by the current definition, youâre living in
extreme fuel poverty then you are deemed to be at least twice as badly off as someone who is officially categorised as âfuel poorâ.
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The latest government stats (Scottish House Condition Survey) show that 31 per cent of all households in Shetland are in fuel poverty with 22 per cent living in extreme fuel poverty as compared with 11 per cent in urban areas. A two hundred percent difference! Why?
DAFFODILS, the “heralds of spring,” are beginning to bloom. A delicate yellow brush of nature reminds me of the late American conservationist Rachel Carson. Her book Silent Spring, published nearly 60 years ago was a clarion call for action. Carson said: “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Carson helped awaken an environmental movement. With the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-26) hosted in Glasgow fast approaching the global movement of today must be awake to the opportunity of producing history.
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WITH the latest Scottish house condition figures confirming once again the level of fuel poverty across the isles, energy advisers are reminding people that financial help for home energy improvements is available.
According to the Scottish house condition survey published on Tuesday, 14 per cent of dwellings in Shetland are in the least energy efficient category, while 31 per cent of households live in fuel poverty and 22 per cent suffer from extreme fuel poverty. All these figures are well above the national average.
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A household is in fuel poverty when more than 10 per cent of its income is spent on heating the dwelling to a satisfactory level. Extreme fuel poverty is reached when 20 or more per cent goes towards heating.