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Badenoch MSP welcomes Highlands energy help funding





Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson - welcomed funding
Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson - welcomed funding

Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson (SNP) has welcomed the news that some residents in the Highlands are to benefit from £2,379,088 in home energy programme allocations.

The package is part of the Scottish Government’s investment in the “Home Energy Efficiency Programme” for Scotland.

Local authorities are being awarded the cash to help poor and vulnerable households with energy efficiency improvements such as solid wall, cavity and loft insulation.

The announcement is part of the Scottish Government’s wider pledge to tackle the scourge of fuel poverty.

Mr Thompson said: “I have been campaigning for some time on issues relating to fuel poverty so I am grateful that the Scottish Government is putting significant money towards its commitment to alleviating the problem that many in my constituency face.

“As winter begins to bite, I hope many folk are able to take advantage of the solid wall, cavity and loft insulation measures, which are designed to make homes warmer and cheaper to heat.

“Of course, where fuel poverty is concerned, it cannot be tackled by measures in isolation, which is why I will continue to push the UK energy regulator Ofgem to remove the unfair 2p energy surcharge applied to residents in the Highlands”.

He added: “I recently initiated a survey to around 14,000 households to gather their opinions on energy provision and I hope that once the information is obtained we can use it to formulate strategy going forward where fuel poverty and energy costs are concerned."


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