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A new forum has been created to help accelerate energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Midlothian.

The majority of Scots want to upgrade their homes to cut energy bills and stay healthier and warmer, but concerns over costs and trustworthy advice hold them back, according to new findings from energy efficiency social enterprise Changeworks.

Community groups, cultural organisations and education initiatives are amongst the Scottish organisations that will be able to bid for support from a fund aimed at engaging people in tackling the climate emergency.

Fuel poverty in Scotland may be accelerating, with those under 35 particularly hard hit, according to new findings from Edinburgh-based energy efficiency social enterprise Changeworks.  

Changeworks has been recognised for its commitment to an inclusive and diverse workforce to enable climate action, winning the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the Built Environment-Smarter Transformation Accelerate to Zero Awards 2025. The recognition highlights Changeworks’ ongoing leadershi

Tenants across the Scottish Borders could soon benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills thanks to a new collaboration between Changeworks and three housing associations.

Hundreds of social housing tenants across Scotland will soon be living in warmer, more comfortable homes following successful funding bids supported by Changeworks, a social enterprise that provides retrofit and energy advice services. A total of £2.6 million of funding was secured for Midloth

Changeworks provided energy-saving advice and measures to 215,943 households across Scotland in the last three years, according to a new report released today.

Social enterprise Changeworks has appointed two new members to its board. Selina Sagayam, non-executive director and ESG committee chair of The Renewables Infrastructure Group and Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund, and Michael Covington, chair of geoscience business Getech Group plc, will

In this episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, hosts Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black discuss the complexities of retrofitting tenement buildings in Scotland with experts Josiah Lockhart, Mike Heffron and Chris Carus. They explore the unique challenges posed by the ownership structures of tenem

Thousands of tenants across Scotland may be left without heating and hot water when their electricity meters are switched off next month, social housing groups have warned.

Half of the people in Scotland believe the transition to net zero will have positive economic impacts in the medium and long term, but 65% are concerned that the UK is not investing quickly enough in alternative, more sustainable energy, according to new polling released by social enterprise Changew

A pioneering energy support programme has delivered substantial savings for social housing tenants across the Highlands, helping them cut energy costs and ease financial pressures. Since its launch in May 2023, the Affordable Warmth Highland scheme, led by Albyn Housing Society in partnership with C

Sixteen community projects around the country that are helping households lower their energy bills by reducing how much energy they use, have received almost £20 million in National Lottery funding. The funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, w

In partnership with gas distribution network SGN, Changeworks has launched a new one-of-a-kind service for housing associations in Scotland to provide easy access to energy advice for their tenants.