Policy, Legislation and Schemes

Contents

Scotland

• Target: Eradicate Fuel Poverty in Scotland by 2016
• Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum
• Housing and Building Standards
  • The Scottish Housing Quality Standard
  • Building Standards
  • Repairing Standard
• Homes Fit for the 21st Century: The Scottish Government Strategy and Action Plan
• Tackling Poverty in Scotland: Seeing the Connections

UK

• UK Fuel Poverty Strategy
• UK Legislation
  • Energy Bill 2012-13
  • Retail Market Review- Ofgem
  • Energy Act 2011
  • Previous Legislation
    
• Smart Meters
  

European Union

• EU Policy and Legislation pertinent to fuel poverty

Current Schemes

Scottish Government Schemes

• Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS)
  
  • HEEPS: Affordable Warmth
  • HEEPS: Area Based Scheme (ABS) (formerly known as the National Retrofit Programme)
  • HEEPS: Energy Assistance Scheme
  • HEEPS: Gas Infill
• Warm Homes Fund
• Green Homes Cashback Scheme
  

Great Britain-wide Schemes

• The Green Deal
• Energy Companies Obligation (ECO)
• The Warm Home Discount
• Assisted Connections
• Winter Fuel Payments
• Cold Weather Payment

 Old CLOSED Schemes

• Energy Assistance Package (Finished end of March 2013)
• Boiler Scrappage Scheme (Finished end of March 2013)
• Universal Home Insulation Scheme (Finished end of March 2013)
• Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) (Finished end of December 2012)
• Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) (Finished end of December 2012)
  

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