Fuel poverty campaign

Unions will campaign for funding to encourage energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty.

The STUC backed a call to improve domestic energy efficiency by 20% and introduce incentives like Council Tax rebates and more grant aid to homeowners and social landlords.

Recent rises in gas prices are already having an impact on the price of energy to Scotland's homes and add an increased urgency to tackle fuel poverty.

"How can pensioners stay healthy if they are scared to turn their heating on?" asked UNISON's Jim Burnett.

"Expensive heating bills push families into a spiral of debt", he added.

UNISON believes that current grants for insulation and other efficiency measures should be extended to more people with full grants for the over 60's.

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