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Scottish House Condition Survey: Fuel Poverty Report - 2003/04

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Table 2a: Fuel poverty by age and whether claiming benefits: 2003/04 - percentages

Householder and partner / spouse under 60

Householder or partner / spouse over 60

Non-claimants

Claimants

Non-claimants

Claimants

Not Fuel Poor

95

87

72

70

< 8% of household income on fuel

92

81

61

56

8-10% of household income on fuel (marginal fuel poor)

3

7

11

14

Fuel poor

5

13

28

30

10-13% of household income on fuel

2

5

7

9

13-20% of household income on fuel

1

4

12

11

> 20% of household income on fuel (extreme fuel poor)

2

3

9

10

All households

100

100

100

100

Sample size (n = )

1,157

667

596

486

Table 2b: Fuel poverty by age and eligibility for warm deal: 2003/04 - numbers

Householder and partner / spouse under 60

Householder or partner / spouse over 60

Non-claimants

Claimants

Non-claimants

Claimants

Not Fuel Poor

808,000

436,000

299,000

257,000

< 8% of household income on fuel

785,000

402,000

252,000

206,000

8-10% of household income on fuel (marginal fuel poor)

23,000

34,000

47,000

51,000

Fuel poor

42,000

63,000

115,000

108,000

10-13% of household income on fuel

16,000

27,000

27,000

33,000

13-20% of household income on fuel

8,000

22,000

51,000

39,000

> 20% of household income on fuel (extreme fuel poor)

17,000

15,000

37,000

36,000

All households

849,000

499,000

414,000

365,000

Sample size (n = )

1,157

667

596

486

1. "Claimants" refers to those in receipt of Warm Deal eligible benefits. These are: attendance allowance, council tax benefit, disability living allowance, working tax credit, housing benefit, job seeker's allowance, income support, industrial injuries disablement benefit, war disablement pension
2. Excludes households where an estimate for fuel poverty cannot be derived

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