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THE 521 people who died for want of a warm home in Scotland last year will be remembered at a vigil in Glasgow on Saturday.
Campaigners at Fuel Poverty Action – and their newly formed Glasgow hub – have organised the event to remember those killed by rocketing energy costs, and to launch their campaign against forced installation of pre-payment meters, drawing attention to a crisis they say has not gone away.
In parliamentary evidence earlier this year, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition told MPs that a staggering 4,706 people were thought to have died across the UK because they could not afford to heat their homes – 521 of them in Scotland.
Fuel Poverty Action lead organiser Chia, who did not give her surname, said: ‘’We cannot allow energy companies to break into people’s homes just to allow the fossil fuel industry to continue profiteering whilst people can’t afford heating.
“If there are more forced installations of pre-payment meters, people will fight back.”
The vigil will be held in Glasgow’s George Square at 4pm on Saturday November 4, after which there will be a march to the nearby offices of energy regulator Ofgem.
