Fuel Poverty

Statutory consumer body Consumer Scotland has published the report of the Scottish Energy Insights and Coordination Group (SEIC) which urges more support for energy consumers.  SEIC was convened by Consumer Scotland following the former First Minister’s energy summit in August 2022, held

A total £102,000 worth of energy vouchers were issued by the Borders Housing Network (BHN) between April 2022 and March 2023 to provide vital support to over 4,000 tenants and their families as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The network, made up of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA),

Dundee City Council has committed to boosting the number of households in the city eligible to receive grants for energy efficiency home improvements. The Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) Flexible Eligibility scheme focuses on supporting low income and vulnerable households with grants for energy ef

The new energy price cap covering the period from July to the end of September 2023 is to be set at £2,074, Ofgem has announced today.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme is to distribute £3 million to 19 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales to support energy reduction projects. In this funding round,15 awards worth a total of £2.5 million are being made from the Main and Small Funds. These pr

Green Home Systems has been appointed to deliver energy saving measures to households across North Ayrshire Council as part of a national fuel poverty scheme. The appointment will bring Green Home Systems into partnership with North Ayrshire Council to deliver energy efficiency measures to residents

In an effort to boost the support it provides to its tenants, Theune Housing has tripled its number of energy advisors. The Association said the move “couldn’t have come at a better time” with sky high bills still putting pressure on household budgets.

Details of how the expanded Fuel Insecurity Fund will be used to help those who need it most through new and existing services have now been revealed. The First Minister announced in March that the Fund will be tripled to £30 million this year.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) has opened for the fourth funding round of phase two of the scheme. A total of £5 million is available as grants to charities and community energy groups that support households most at risk from cold homes and high ene

The impact of far higher levels of fuel poverty on the physical and mental health of people living in rural areas of Scotland is outlined in research published by Changeworks. Comparing three regions – Caithness and Sutherland, Highlands and Islands and remote rural areas – the analysis

Thousands of families of disabled children and young people received an additional £214.10 to help heat their homes this winter, according to the latest official statistics for Child Winter Heating Assistance. More than 26,000 payments worth £5.7 million were made for winter 2022/2023, &

Solar batteries have been installed at a new affordable housing development in North Lanarkshire in a bid to tackle fuel poverty and climate change. Located at the Holehills Regeneration on Dykehead Road northeast of Airdrie town centre, 150 two and three-bedroom homes for social rent are replacing

Almost 300 households in Dumfries will benefit from lower energy bills after Riverside Scotland secured £1.5 million of funding to make their homes more energy efficient. The seven-figure investment will see 294 homes, which were built almost a century ago, benefit from significant energy effi

More than 1,400 households have received help from North Ayrshire Council to cope with soaring energy bills through its Energy Smart programme.  The council launched its £2.176m Energy Smart programme late last year which offers a wide range of support, from practical advice to providing

Angus Council has confirmed that £200,000 additional funding is now available through the Angus HeatWell (Round 2) Scheme.