The purpose of this document is to provide information on the definition and methods of derivation of key indicators measured through the Scottish House Condition Survey which apply to the reporting of 2014 data, Key Findings from 2014.
One of the key outputs from the survey is the measure of fuel poverty. The methodology for determining the cost of the energy requirement which underpins this measure was updated for the 2014 report. This document provides information about the methodological change and the impact it has made. Additional background and explanatory information is also included in relation to other aspects of the derivation of the fuel poverty indicator, the assessment of compliance with SHQS, the derivation of the indicator of gas network coverage, and the assessment of the energy efficiency of the housing stock.