10. Community Energy Direct Fuel Poverty The SHCS Key Findings 2008 report found that there were 618,000 households (26.5%) in Scotland living in fuel poverty in 2008. However, the Scottish House Condition Survey Team, in its Estimate of fuel poor households in Scotland report [March 2008], calculated that for every 1% increase in fuel prices, roughly 8,000 more households would become fuel poor. Since 2003 there have been steep price rises for gas, electricity, coal and oil, bringing the estimated figure for the number of Scottish households in fuel poverty in 2009 to around 800,000.(from Energy Action Scotland) Project Discovery (Ofgem) projects an increase of 60% in fuel bills by 2016 . Annex 1
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