About this Handbook
21st edition
This online edition of the Fuel Rights Handbook is free to access, thanks to funding from the Indigo Trust and the Clothworkers’ Foundation.
The authors
Energy Action Scotland is the national charity working for an end to fuel poverty and to promote warm, dry homes for all in Scotland.
Asma Mohyuddin is a debt and civil litigation solicitor at the Mary Ward Legal Centre in London.
Alan Murdie LL.B Barrister is a lawyer and is the chairman of Nucleus Legal Advice in London.
Carri Swann is a welfare rights worker at CPAG.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this book. In particular, thanks are due to Chantal German, Joanne Porter and the team at Energy Action Scotland for their invaluable comments and assistance. Thanks too to the previous authors for their contribution to the book.
We would also like to thank Nicola Johnston for editing and managing the production of the book, Anne Ketley for the index and Louise Heath for proofreading the text.
The law covered in this book was correct on 1 October 2024 and includes regulations laid up to this date.
Abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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ADP | adult disability payment |
AFIP | armed forces independence payment |
CA | carer’s allowance |
CDP | child disability payment |
CSP | carer support payment |
CTC | child tax credit |
DAP | debt assignment protocol |
DLA | disability living allowance |
DNO | distribution network operator |
DWP | Department for Work and Pensions |
ECO | Energy Company Obligation |
EPC | energy performance certificate |
EPG | energy price guarantee |
ESA | employment and support allowance |
EHU | Extra Help Unit |
EST | Energy Saving Trust |
FITs | feed-in tariffs |
FCA | Financial Conduct Authority |
HB | housing benefit |
HEEPS | Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland |
IHD | in-home display |
IS | income support |
JSA | jobseeker’s allowance |
PC | pension credit |
PIP | pesonal independence payment |
PV | photovoltaic |
RHI | Renewable Heat Incentive |
UC | universal credit |
SEG | Smart Export Guarantee |
SLC | Standard Licence Conditions |
SVT | standard variable tariff |
WHD | Warm Home Discount |