Scottish Government data show that the social housing sector has made considerable progress in improving energy efficiency in recent years, driven by a combination of the existing Scottish Housing Quality Standard and the need to ensure tenants have access to affordable warmth.
Despite this welcome progress, increasing energy prices have meant that levels of fuel poverty in the sector have remained relatively high. It is therefore timely and appropriate to consider what more can be done in terms of energy efficiency to help reduce fuel poverty in the sector, while at the same time helping reduce climate change emissions.