Middle-Class Scots Fall Into Fuel Poverty Families Struggling to Pay Heating Bills

The HeraldNovember 27, 2009

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SHARP rises in gas and electricity prices have plunged thousands of middle-class Scots into fuel poverty for the first time, new figures have revealed.

More than 600,000 families in Scotland are now struggling to pay heating bills, and campaigners have warned of an "uphill battle" facing homeowners in the coming months.

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Middle-Class Scots Fall Into Fuel Poverty Families Struggling to Pay Heating Bills

Almost one-third of families in detached houses are now classed as "fuel poor" by the Scottish Government, and the number has more than doubled since 2002.

Though poorer f...

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