Fuel poverty target 5 1 The 2040 target (1) The target is that in the year 2040, no more than 5% of households in Scotland are in fuel poverty. (2) In this Act, the target set out in subsection (1) is known as the “2040 target”. 2 Meaning of fuel poverty 10 (1) A household is in fuel poverty if— (a) the fuel costs necessary for the home in which members of the household live to meet the conditions set out in subsection (2) are more than 10% of the household’s adjusted net income, and (b) after deducting such fuel costs and the household’s childcare costs (if any), the 15 household’s remaining adjusted net income is insufficient to maintain an acceptable standard of living for members of the household. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a), the conditions are that— (a) the requisite temperatures are met for the requisite number of hours, and (b) the household’s other reasonable fuel needs within the home are met. 20 (3) For the purpose of subsection (2)(a)— (a) the requisite temperatures are— (i) in the case of a household for which enhanced heating is appropriate— (A) 23 degrees Celsius for the living room, (B) 20 degrees Celsius for any other room, SP Bill 37 Session 5 (2018) 2 Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill (ii) otherwise— (A) 21 degrees Celsius for the living room, (B) 18 degrees Celsius for any other room, (b) the requisite number of hours is— 5 (i) in the case of a household for which enhanced heating is appropriate, 16 hours a day, (ii) otherwise— (A) 9 hours a day on a weekday, (B) 16 hours a day during the weekend. 10 (4) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations specify the types of household for which enhanced heating is appropriate. (5) A household’s remaining adjusted net income is sufficient to maintain an acceptable standard of living for the purpose of subsection (1)(b) if it is at least 90% of the minimum income standard applicable to the household after deduction of the notional 15 costs allocated as part of that standard to— (a) rent, (b) council tax and water rates, (c) fuel, (d) childcare. 20 (6) In this section— (a) “adjusted” means adjusted by deducting housing costs, (b) “childcare costs” means the costs of any care or supervised activity...