Environment Reporter NEARLY 5000 Scots households stuck in fuel poverty have missed out on home energy upgrades as £60million of a government cash pot went unspent, new figures show.
Latest Scottish Government statistics reveal nearly a third of a £192million fund for energy efficiency projects has gone unused over the last three years.
That's about £61.8million in total including £10million in 2023-24 alone.
Energy and housing groups said ministers must now "get to grips" with Scotland's leaky housing stock to help lift homeowners and tenants out of fuel poverty.
The funding pot for Area Based Schemes (ABS) is provided by the government to councils to fund upgrades like insulation for homes in Scotland's most fuel-poor areas.
Housing body the Existing Homes Alliance (EHA) said the unspent cash could have funded upgrades for almost 5000 homes.
About a third of households in Scotland are languishing in fuel poverty as winter starts to bite.
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