Fuel Poverty

Thousands of households across Inverclyde can receive up to £200 off their heating bills this winter, following the launch of a new fund.

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has called for urgent action from the UK Government on energy bills, as new modelling finds that around 660,000 households could see estimated fuel bills cut by an average of £700 under Scottish Government proposals for targeted discounts. New scenario mo

Services that support people struggling with debt on their energy bills have been expanded after receiving almost £1 million of additional funding. This will help organisations to provide money and debt advice to customers, increase capacity through additional training for staff, and enhance e

Shettleston Housing Association is partnering with Warmworks, an organisation with 10 years of experience in tackling fuel poverty, to deliver a new project that will make homes warmer for tenants in Glasgow. The Renewable Heat Project with Shettleston Housing Association will see 15 properties fitt

Ofgem has announced a major plan to tackle the £4.4 billion of energy debt built up during the energy crisis, including a new Debt Relief Scheme that could write off up to £500 million and help around 195,000 households across the UK.

Households in the villages of Point and Sandwick are being encouraged to apply for this year’s Fuel Hardship Grants as Point and Sandwick Trust’s Energy Support Unit (ESU) launches a powerful new short film highlighting the ongoing impact of fuel poverty in island communities.

Fife Council's Glenrothes Area Committee has awarded £18,982 to St Andrews Environmental Network, extending fuel poverty support for residents in the area until March next year (2026) and launching a new pilot reuse initiative – Reuse Rothes.

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel has hit out at the current Scottish Government approach to tackling fuel poverty as outdated, weak and without clear outcomes, adding that Scotland is extremely unlikely to meet its fuel poverty targets for 2030. Publishing its statutory response to the

With energy bills set to increase by 2% today, the British Gas Energy Trust has reopened its largest energy debt fund and is urging people in energy debt to seek support.

Ahead of the 1 October energy price cap rise, Kingdom Group chief executive Tom Barclay outlines the steps required to address the troubling increase in fuel poverty across Scotland. The 2% rise in energy bills from October couldn't come at a worse time. With 861,000 Scottish households already stru

Working-age households in Inverclyde facing fuel poverty this winter can apply for financial support from a new fund. The Heating Support Fund will give one-off grants of up to £200 to help people with their heating bills during the colder months.

Housing association tenants across Scotland are now living in warmer homes and enjoying lower bills, thanks to the success of four of renewable heat projects managed by Warmworks. The projects – delivered in partnership with Langstane Housing Association, Waverley Housing, West of Scotland Hou

Energy charity ALIenergy is calling on the UK Government to back the introduction of targeted social energy tariffs to curb the "fuel poverty emergency" ahead of the energy price cap rising again next week. The most recent fuel poverty statistics from the 2023 Scottish House Condition Survey display

Households across Great Britain will soon have more choice over how they pay their energy bills after Ofgem confirmed plans to require suppliers to offer at least one tariff with a lower standing charge. The regulator announced yesterday that energy companies must make such tariffs available to all

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.