Scarf

Aberdeen-based charity and social enterprise Scarf has been named a finalist in three categories at the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland 2025. Scarf is shortlisted for:

Scottish charity Scarf is celebrating a major milestone this year – 40 years of delivering trusted, free energy efficiency advice and working at the front lines of the fight against fuel poverty. Since 1985, Scarf has supported hundreds of thousands of households across Scotland to stay warm,

Scottish social enterprise Scarf has woven four decades of impact into an officially registered tartan, created to mark its 40th anniversary and inspired by the organisation’s distinctive brand colours.

More households across Scotland are receiving urgent support with their energy costs through the Scarf Fuel Fund, which offers energy vouchers to people at risk of running out of credit on their prepayment meters. The fund, which has already delivered over £400,000 of support to households in

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel is calling for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off to be delayed after fears from rural communities in Scotland that they will be left without heating or hot water because their current meters have not yet been replaced.

Charity and social enterprise Scarf has been appointed to manage the delivery of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 4 Flex scheme in Argyll and Bute.

Perth and Kinross Council has extended its funding to the energy charity SCARF for the financial year 2025/26. In addition to the ongoing free home energy advice service available to all homes, a new initiative aims to target properties with poor energy performance to combat fuel poverty and reduce

Energy efficiency charity Scarf will set the stage for its landmark 40th anniversary with a special one-day event in Aberdeen next month. In advance of the registered charity and social enterprise’s milestone birthday next year, and to coincide with Challenge Poverty Week, plans have been unve

Qualifying households in Perth and Kinross have saved an average of £2,100 on their bills over the last 12 months thanks to an energy efficiency scheme. Over 150 local properties have benefited from the ECO4 Flex scheme, which saw £3,130,000 of funding secured for energy efficiency work

Scarf, the social enterprise dedicated to alleviating fuel poverty and championing energy efficiency across the north east of Scotland, is inviting local authorities across Scotland to contact them to find out more about Scarf’s delivery of the fourth version of the Energy Company Obliga

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has secured more than £40,000 from the Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to expand its energy efficiency advice to over 6,000 homes across Scotland.

Dundee City Council has committed to boosting the number of households in the city eligible to receive grants for energy efficiency home improvements. The Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) Flexible Eligibility scheme focuses on supporting low income and vulnerable households with grants for energy ef

Angus Council has confirmed that £200,000 additional funding is now available through the Angus HeatWell (Round 2) Scheme.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has awarded £9.7 million in grants to 33 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in its latest funding round.

A scheme which has helped over 10,000 Dundee households facing fuel poverty with their energy costs has reopened to new applications.