Changeworks

Teresa Bray, the chief executive of Scottish charity Changeworks, has announced that she intends to retire later this year. An accountant by trade, Ms Bray has dedicated her career to the third sector. From housing associations in London, to finance director at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Ass

Manor Estates Housing Association is to work in partnership with Changeworks to provide tenants with access to home energy and fuel advice. The Association said it knows that it is a difficult time for its tenants with the increase in fuel costs and the lifting of the energy price cap and that it ho

Edinburgh residents struggling with rising energy costs are being offered advice and support with their bills as part of a city-wide campaign aimed at helping those most in need.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA), in partnership with Changeworks, has secured £33,000 in funding from the Scottish Government and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations to support tenants with existing fuel poverty related debts. The fund ensures we can support up to 50 hous

Stirling-based procurement services provider PfH Scotland, which represents 95 social housing providers across Scotland, has appointed 25 contractors to its new £0.25 billion Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing 2 (EESSH2) framework.

Today we launch our COP26 feature showcasing the efforts of Scotland’s dynamic affordable housing sector with the first episode of our new Scottish Housing News Podcast - a scene-setting round table discussion featuring David Bookbinder, director of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Ho

The Scottish Housing Day partners have commissioned research with the support of Aico to find out more about public awareness and attitudes towards housing and the climate emergency in Scotland. Scottish Housing Day is an annual event aimed at encouraging discussion on a particular challenge or

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is working with Changeworks and Collective Architecture to deliver a zero carbon event in support of Scottish Housing Day as it publishes a report on the progress made by the social housing sector to meet the first EESSH target of December 2020.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched a new Energy Forum in partnership with Changeworks and Warmworks. The forum, on 19 August, will allow staff with an interest in energy-related issues to keep up to date with the latest developments, share best practice, and discuss

A new energy efficiency standard for social homes would only reduce fuel poverty by 24% despite costing housing associations an estimated £2 billion by 2032, a new report released today by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has formed a strategic partnership with Changeworks and Warmworks to provide its members with increased expertise and support on improving energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty. Changeworks is Scotland’s leading environmental charity

In this guest blog for CIH Scotland, Katy Syme talks about how Changeworks is supporting the housing sector to deliver on challenging targets and juggle competing priorities. Changeworks is Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living – a trusted ex

Ten charities have been successful in securing over £2 million of funding in the latest round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, the Energy Saving Trust announced today.

The UK Government's Warm Home Discount scheme (WHD) is seen as vital by those who receive it but it is failing to help significant numbers of people in Scotland who are in fuel poverty, according to new research by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) and Changeworks. The WHD scheme, which was f

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the Scottish Government plans to “generate significant economic growth, combined with a focus on supporting jobs, skills and training” but warned that new proposals on planning contradicted such intentions. Announcing its decision to ac