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Fuel Poverty Scenario Modelling based on Ofgem Energy Price Caps - up to April to June 2026

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Scottish House Condition Survey: key findings and analysis

Annex B

Table 11: Electricity and Gas unit prices by region and meter type under Ofgem price cap April to June 2026.
Fuel	April to June price cap price
Electricity prepayment Scotland North	£0.231
Electricity direct debit Scotland North	£0.238
Electricity prepayment Scotland South	£0.225
Electricity direct debit Scotland South	£0.232

Gas prepayment Scotland North	£0.052
Gas direct debit Scotland North	£0.054
Gas prepayment Scotland South	£0.052
Gas direct debit Scotland South	£0.054

Table 12: Standing charges by fuel, region and meter type under Ofgem price cap April to June 2026.
Fuel	Annual Standing Charge in £
Electricity single prepayment Scotland North	£200.11
Electricity single direct debit Scotland North	£200.11
Electricity single prepayment Scotland South	£223.16
Electricity single direct debit Scotland South	£223.16

Electricity multi prepayment Scotland North	£202.59
Electricity multi direct debit Scotland North	£202.59
Electricity multi prepayment Scotland South	£225.30
Electricity multi direct debit Scotland South	£225.30

Gas prepayment Scotland North	£101.76
Gas direct debit Scotland North	£101.76
Gas prepayment Scotland South	£101.84
Gas direct debit Scotland South	£101.84

Table 13: Scaling factors used for other fuels [1]
Fuel	2024 index price	January 2026 index price	Scaling factor
Electricity (used for dual meter households)	243.9	257.7	1.05688
Liquid fuels	134.9	126.3	0.93627
LPG	163.0	167.6	1.02822
Solid fuels	175.0	172.3	0.98449
Other fuels	221.1	227.1	1.02705

[1] As the DESNZ index prices are published with a lag compared to the Ofgem price cap figures they reflect the most recently available figures at time of publication and not figures for the price cap period.

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