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Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 - proposed extension: statement of reasons
We have prepared this Statement of Reasons to set out why The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Dates and Rent Cap Modification) Regulations 2023 (“the extension regulations”) should be made.
Annex E
Estimated levels of fuel poverty in urban and rural areas
The following tables set out projected fuel poverty levels across urban and rural areas, which have been updated to reflect the increase in the level of the Energy Price Guarantee which will come into effect in April 2023. The projections use the same methodology as other projections of fuel poverty contained in the Updated Economic Context section of the first report to the Scottish Parliament.[22]
| Fuel poverty rate October 2022 | Fuel poverty rate April 2023 | Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 35% | 39% | 4% |
| Other urban areas | 33% | 37% | 4% |
| Accessible small towns | 31% | 36% | 5% |
| Remote small towns | 44% | 53% | 9% |
| Urban Subtotal | 34% | 39% | 4% |
| Accessible rural | 28% | 35% | 6% |
| Remote rural | 52% | 57% | 5% |
| Rural Subtotal | 37% | 43% | 6% |
| Scotland | 35% | 39% | 5% |
| Households in fuel poverty October 2022 | Households in fuel poverty April 2023 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 310,000 | 340,000 | 40,000 |
| Other urban areas | 290,000 | 320,000 | 30,000 |
| Accessible small towns | 70,000 | 80,000 | 10,000 |
| Remote small towns | 40,000 | 50,000 | 10,000 |
| Urban Subtotal | 710,000 | 800,000 | 90,000 |
| Accessible rural | 80,000 | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| Remote rural | 80,000 | 90,000 | 10,000 |
| Rural Subtotal | 160,000 | 180,000 | 20,000 |
| Scotland | 860,000 | 980,000 | 120,000 |
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