Fuel Poverty

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HACT has highlighted the success of its Fuel Fund scheme so far which has distributed more than £1 million to social housing residents across England, Scotland and Wales. This initiative has provided much-needed energy support to households, enabling thousands of families and individuals to st

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Warmworks has secured new funding for the installation of energy efficiency improvements and zero emissions heating systems in hundreds of tenants’ homes on behalf of social landlords across Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund will provide 50-60% of the

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Funds from the latest round of the Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme have been awarded to 20 organisations who provide energy advice, support carbon reduction initiatives and develop innovative energy-focused services and products.

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Age Scotland is urging the UK government to reconsider plans to scrap the winter fuel payment for pensioners who do not receive pension credit. Scotland’s charity for older people has said the move will push tens of thousands of low income pensioners in Scotland further into poverty, and puts

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With energy costs receding from their historic highs, there now remains a damaging debt problem according to fuel poverty champions Energy Action Scotland. Latest figures from Ofgem, the government’s energy regulator, show energy debt growing at 10% per quarter across 2023-24 as opposed to jus

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An Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles report released this week by Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) has found that the Western Isles faces the highest levels of fuel poverty in Scotland. British Gas Energy Trust funded a stand-alone report which was produced from a funded survey which TIG issue

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Harbour Homes has secured more than £172k in funding to provide energy advice to Edinburgh tenants on behalf of the ARCHIE partnership. The Leith social landlord made a successful bid on behalf of the ARCHIE partnership for funding from the Energy Redress Scheme. The £172,089 grant will

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Southside Housing Association is set to launch a new advice project funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. The project will provide two energy advisers for a period of two years. The award of £178k includes 400 pre-payment meter fuel vouchers that will be ringfenced for t

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