Fuel Poverty

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling on people who rely on electricity to heat their homes to seek advice on how they can save on their energy bills as new figures show a jump in the number of electric-only households in fuel poverty.

An innovative housing project in Renfrewshire will help to tackle climate change and could slash annual heating bills to £150. Renfrewshire Council’s housing investment team has been given the green light to deliver a £4.5 million retrofit of 75 terraced council houses.

The number of Scottish households living in fuel poverty increased by 36,000 during 2018, though the level of extreme fuel poverty has continued to fall, official figures have revealed.

A campaign which aims to help people save money on their energy bills through free and impartial advice is being launched across the country today.

Energy Saving Trust has today announced over £4.2 million has been awarded to 30 charities across England, Scotland and Wales in the latest round of the Energy Redress Scheme.

Angus Council's HEAT (Home Energy Assessment Team) project is helping local residents to stay warm and save money. 

New regulations will be developed to ensure all new homes use renewable or low carbon heating from 2024.

The Scottish Government must increase funding to help make homes more energy efficient to £256 million a year, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

North Lanarkshire Council has launched a new comparison website to make help residents find the best price with energy providers. Lynda Stevenson, service delivery manager with Heather Brannan-McVey, convener of communities & housing and Laura Lindsay, campaign officer

Two energy networks which heat homes in Dundee and Fife have been handed top awards by Scotland’s renewable energy industry. All award winners. Image credit: Blue Sky Photography

The director of Energy Action Scotland has called on all political parties to reduce the burden of fuel poverty in Scotland by adding the levy on consumer bills for investment to general taxation.

A local community benefit society which delivers the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS:ABS) to the Outer Hebrides is celebrating a national award. (from left) Top - Norman Kerr, OBE director of Energy Action Scotland and Stewart Wilson, TIG CEO. Bottom - Donald Mackinnon, TI

The energy advice team at Hillcrest is celebrating victory after winning the acclaimed Energy Efficiency Champion award at the Energy Action Scotland Awards 2019. Euan Hird, Joy Watson and Craig Thompson

Community groups and frontline staff who work with the public in Perth and Kinross are invited to attend free events that raise awareness of fuel poverty and how it can be tackled.

The Scottish Government’s new Heat Networks Bill could see the equivalent of 460,000 homes heated renewably by 2030, cutting emissions from heat by 10% and helping tackle the climate emergency, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by industry body Scottish Renewables, found 46