NHER (National Home Energy Rating)

The national home energy rating operates on a scale of 0 to 10 (with being the most efficient) and enables a comparison between homes. The main aim of NHER is to produce accurate running costs by calculating total fuel per square meter.( e.g. cost of cooking, light etc)

The NHER of the housing stock has improved from a median score of 4.1 in the 1996 SHCS to 6.0 in 2002. The greatest improvement has been in local authority sector, and the least in the private rented sector.

An 80 m² flat (2 bedroom) with an NHER rating of 5 (Scottish Housing Quality Standard) would cost £12.50 a week for all fuels. On benefit level income a single person under 25 receives £44.05, a married couple receives £87.30 a single parent with one dependent child receives £114.02 and a single pensioner £105.45.

Key findings for the SHCS for Glasgow are:

 

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