Edinburgh - Fuel Poverty Mapping User Guide
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1. 2282 Changeworks 0131 555 4010 www changeworks org uk Scottish Government website fuel poverty2. Edinburgh Fuel Poverty Mapping User Guide Introduction This user guide has been created to help community groups and other people who are interested to use the Edinburgh fuel poverty maps commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council and produced by Changeworks A report presenting the maps and key findings will be provided along with this user guide The guide highlights the key areas of the report and explains how it could be used to bid for funding help address fuel poverty and gives sources of further advice and guidance Overview The fuel poverty maps in the report are broken down into discrete property areas called data zones Data zones contain approximately 300 households each and therefore can vary in geographic size There are two primary map images in the report the fuel poverty percentage and the total number of households in fuel poverty within each data zone where the colour coding is relative to the city average The areas of Edinburgh that have high levels of fuel poverty are e Muirhouse e West Pilton e Granton The report also contains general fuel poverty statistics for Edinburgh e On average 22 7 of households per data zone are fuel poor e 67 data zones in Edinburgh are above the national average for fuel poor households e 319 fuel poor households identified in Leith Docks The report also compares fuel poverty levels and fuel bills data This map shows that many households in areas of fuel poverty ha
3. ve lower than average fuel bills which suggests that fuel poor household s under heat their homes Using the report Council staff community groups and other organisations can use this report to develop projects and target specific areas of the city that may need fuel poverty programmes and advice The report and underlying data could also be used to support bids for improvements to homes such as insulation in local communities Where possible the fuel poverty maps could be used with other local information such as the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation to enable targeting of energy efficiency and heating provision to areas that are most in need Find out more Once Council staff and community groups have identified households that may benefit from advice support or other projects further advice can be obtained from Changeworks For example Changeworks advisers can help to set up local energy efficiency events The Home Energy Scotland Advice Centre can be contacted for assistance on energy efficiency schemes This includes advice on the various funding options available through direct grants to households or funding for renewable energy projects The Advice Centre s service can also be promoted to people living in areas of high fuel poverty for example sections of the city containing a high number of single pensioner households Useful contacts www edinburgh gov uk homeenergy Home Energy Scotland Free Phone 0808 808
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