Fuel Poverty

Householders in Inverness who meet the eligibility criteria for the Inverness Common Good Fund’s Winter Payment Scheme are to benefit from a one-off extension to the scheme and an increased payment. Members of the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed to extend

Glasgow-based Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) has been awarded £3,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal, which will be used to ensure residents are well cared for throughout the harsher winter months. WHA, which owns 798 good quality rented homes and factors a further 52 on behalf of ot

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.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has confirmed a £290 million package of support to help people affected by the soaring cost of living, including council tax rebates to eligible households. During the Stage 3 debate of the 2022-2023 Scottish Budget Bill in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Ms Fo

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

More than two-thirds of Scots are worried about affording their energy bills this year and many already feel cold in their own homes because they are limiting usage, according to a new opinion poll. The Survation poll for Advice Direct Scotland has exposed the scale of the cost-of-living crisis, wit

Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) residents struggling with climbing energy and fuel costs have been offered access to £6,000 to help heat their homes this winter. The funding, gained via the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund which is managed and administered by th

Cairn Housing Group has been awarded a grant of £264,920 from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund. The group, which consists of Cairn Housing Association, Ancho, and commercial subsidiary Cairn Living, will reach out to families with children aged 19 and under who

The Scottish Government has been urged to distribute available funds to local authorities in order to reach those most impacted by increasing energy costs.

More than 400 charities, organisations and advisers have signed up to refer Scots struggling with their energy bills to a £4 million support fund.

Failure to take meaningful action to arrest a 54% hike in fuel bills will cause a decline in mental and physical health, and ultimately an increase in deaths, governments have been warned.

West Dunbartonshire Council’s pioneering heating network has been shortlisted for another prestigious national award.

Families in Glasgow’s Govan have been given a winter warmer with the launch of a £40,000 voucher scheme to combat soaring fuel bills. Three housing associations in Govan – Linthouse, Govan and Elderpark have come together to create the Govan Energy Advice Project.

Over 380,000 people in Scotland cite their home being hard to heat as a reason for finding their energy bills unaffordable, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) reveals.

The twin stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic and the significant turbulence in the UK energy market must be tackled to address fuel poverty according to a letter issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee.