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Fuel poverty measurement - reflecting higher living costs in remote rural Scotland: 2023 update
The 'cost of remoteness' report presents estimates of certain additional costs that make it more expensive to meet a minimum acceptable living standard in remote areas of Scotland.
Appendix: CPI categories used in uprating minimum budgets
| CPI group | Description | Inflation factor 2022-2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Food 1.1 | 1.1933 | |
| Food 11.1 | Catering services, i.e. food consumed outside the home | 1.0928 |
| Alcohol 2.1 | 1.0708 | |
| Alcohol 11.1 | Catering services, i.e. alcohol consumed outside the home | 1.0928 |
| Clothes 3.1 | Clothing | 1.0732 |
| Clothes 3.2 | Footwear, including repairs | 1.0389 |
| Household Insurance 12.5 | 1.1792 | |
| Other housing costs 4.3 | Regular maintenance and repair of the dwelling | 1.0504 |
| Household goods 5.1 | Furniture, furnishings and carpets | 1.0841 |
| Household goods 5.2 | Household textiles | 1.0633 |
| Household goods 5.3 | Household appliances, fittings and repair | 1.0531 |
| Household goods 5.4 | Glassware, tableware and household utensils | 1.0275 |
| Household goods 5.5 | Tools and equipment for house and garden | 1.0509 |
| Household goods 5.6 | Goods and services for routine maintenance | 1.1294 |
| Household services 8.1 | Postal services | 1.0568 |
| Household services 8.2 | Telephone and telefax equipment and services | 1.0785 |
| Household services 8.3 | Telephone and telefax equipment and services | 1.0785 |
| Household services 12.7 | Other services | 1.0367 |
| Personal goods and services 6.1 | Medical products, appliances and equipment | 1.0807 |
| Personal goods and services 6.2 | Out-patient services | 1.0417 |
| Personal goods and services 12.1 | Personal care | 1.0991 |
| Personal goods and services 12.3 | Personal effects | 1.0382 |
| Motoring 7.1 (fixed) | Purchase of vehicles | 1.0344 |
| Motoring 7.2 (variable) | Operation of personal transport equipment | 1.0030 |
| Bus and coach travel 7.3.2 | Transport services | 1.0103 |
| Other transport 7.1 (buy bike) | Purchase of vehicles | 1.0344 |
| Other transport 7.2 (maintenance/parts) | 1.0030 | |
| Other transport: taxi 7.3.2 | 1.0402 | |
| Other transport: rail 7.3.1 | 1.0506 | |
| Other transport: by sea and inland waterway 7.3.4 | 1.0356 | |
| Soc and cultural participation 8.3 | Telephone and telefax equipment and services | 1.0785 |
| Soc and cultural participation 9.1 | Audio visual equipment and related products | 1.0255 |
| Soc and cultural participation 9.3 | Other recreational items, gardens and pets | 1.0678 |
| Soc and cultural participation 9.4 | Recreational and cultural services | 1.0317 |
| Soc and cultural participation 9.5 | Books, newspapers and stationery | 1.1146 |
| Soc and cultural participation 9.6 | Package holidays | 1.1371 |
| Soc and cultural participation 11.2 | Accommodation services | 1.1265 |
| Soc and cultural participation 12.7 | Other services (not elsewhere covered) | 1.0367 |
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