Pensioner fuel poverty has doubled in two years, charity warns #stvnews #stv #scotland

Pensioner fuel poverty has doubled over the last two years in Scotland, a charity has warned.

A government-funded national housing survey carried out by Age Scotland found that 39% of over 65s are living in fuel poverty in 2023, compared to the last available set of Scottish Government figures for 2021 (19%).

The research highlighted that more than four in ten people over the age of 50 (43%) live in fuel poverty, but it is most prevalent among those of people between the age of 55 and 64 with a staggering 50% of these households affected.

Age Scotland and ScotInform surveyed more than 1,100 over 50s from every local authority in Scotland. The study was funded by the Scottish Government.