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SNP must restore fuel insecurity fund, say Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, October 2, 2024

LABOUR has called on Scotland’s SNP government to reverse its scrapping of the fuel insecurity fund.

Last winter, £30 million was spent from the pot through third sector organisations and councils to support the most vulnerable with energy costs.

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