Carbon Saving Community Obligation (CSCo) Eligible Low-Income Areas in Great Britain

A list of Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) that qualify for support under the Carbon Saving Community Obligation (CSCo) element of the UK's Energy Company Obligation (ECO). The dataset, sourced from a DECC report, identifies eligible areas based on the lowest 15% of areas ranked by the Indices of Multiple Deprivation in England, Scotland, and Wales. It is published by the Greater London Authority and was last updated on 2026-06-24.

Use Cases

• Targeting energy efficiency programs based on area-level deprivation scores.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of low-income communities eligible for government support.
• Evaluating policy coverage by cross-referencing CSCo eligibility with other socio-economic datasets.
• Planning community-based carbon reduction initiatives in qualifying LSOAs.

Strengths

• Eligibility is defined by a concrete, published criterion: the lowest 15% of areas in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
• Geographic coverage is specified as England, Scotland, and Wales.
• The data source is an official DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) report.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is far in the future (2026-06-24).

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, based on a DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) report.

Collection Method

Areas selected using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) rankings.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:10:06.899927

Geography

England, Scotland, and Wales.