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Britain / 7 October 2024
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
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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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