Fuel Poverty

The Scottish winter fuel payment challenge is being livestreamed today. The petition for judicial review in the case of Fanning and Fanning v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Scottish Ministers is being heard before Lady Hood in the Court of Session. Proceedings began yesterday a

The Scottish Government has announced that it will abandon its flagship plan to require homeowners to switch to greener heating systems shortly after purchasing a new home, a decision which has sparked a diverse range of reactions from political leaders, environmental groups, and industry represent

A project to help combat fuel poverty through solar power has been shortlisted as a finalist for the UK Roofing Awards 2025.

Three in four Scottish pensioners said they were cold in their own homes over the winter, according to research published by Age Scotland. 

Around one in five Scottish households will now be eligible for energy relief after the UK Government's decision to extend the Warm Homes Discount.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme opened its eleventh funding round for applications yesterday with a total of £40 million in grants available to charities and community energy groups across England, Scotland and Wales that support households most at risk from cold homes and

The energy price cap is to increase by 6.4% over the period covering April to June 2025, Ofgem has announced today.

Every energy supplier will be required to offer energy tariffs with low or no standing charges so customers can choose to pay these costs as part of the unit rate, under plans published by Ofgem.

Families across Scotland have commenced a 12-month mould and damp intervention programme this week before a full UK rollout this spring. Delivered by Indoor Air Aware, the campaign democratising access to healthy indoor environments, and funded by Energy Action Scotland, the year-long pilot project

Orkney Islands Council has welcomed a £300k boost from the Scottish Government, for home energy efficiency works for homeowners, delivered locally by Warmworks on behalf of the council.

A new partnership has been set up to tackle fuel poverty which affects around one in four households across South Lanarkshire.

As Glasgow’s Retrofit Action Week kicks off this week, across Scotland the urgent need to equip our homes for a warmer, greener future becomes ever clearer.  Figures released last month showed a worrying increase in fuel poverty thanks to rising energy bills, and campaigners hope that the

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is demanding action from energy regulator Ofgem to tackle what it calls a ‘massive crisis’ in household energy debt.  In a hard-hitting response to an Ofgem consultation on the issue, CAS is today calling for a new energy debt relief scheme, which woul

HACT has highlighted the success of its Fuel Fund scheme which has distributed more than £7 million to social housing residents across England, Scotland and Wales since the programme began in 2020. The initiative has provided much needed energy support to households, enabling thousands of fami

More than a third of all households in Scotland are estimated to have spent at least 10% of their incomes after housing costs on keeping their homes warm, according to the latest Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) for 2023.