£20m indyref2 budget reallocated to fuel poverty fund after Supreme Court ruling

The money will be used to support the extension of the Scottish Government’s fuel insecurity fund (Jane Barlow/PA)

Funding earmarked by the Scottish Government for an independence referendum next year has been reallocated to help people at risk of fuel poverty.

The Scottish Government had set aside £20 million in its resource spending review published in the spring for indyref2 in October 2023.