Fuel Poverty

The Scarf Fuel Fund has delivered more than £1.1 million in energy support to households across Scotland, helping prevent self-disconnection and support people facing acute financial hardship.  Running from December 2024 to December 2025, the fund supported over 7,600 households using pre

Standard measures of poverty in Scotland are inaccurate and are letting communities down, with the true impact of fuel poverty hitting as many as 30% of rural Scots, according to a new report.

Energy tariff reform, income support and climate-sensitive policies must be introduced urgently to protect terminally ill people from the growing risk of fuel poverty, according to a leading academic. Dr Elaine Robinson, a research associate at the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughboroug

Consumer Scotland has warned of “stark deficiencies” in the Warm Home Discount Scheme (WHD) and is recommending a range of reforms to improve it in both the short and longer term.

More than 837,000 payments have been made to people across Scotland to help with heating costs this winter, thanks to a unique package of support. More than 268,500 payments for Child Winter Heating Payment and Winter Heating Payment – support only available in Scotland – have been paid

One in three (33%) adults in Scotland are concerned about the size of their fuel bills as the winter cold starts to bite, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.

A leading energy campaigner has been given an industry lifetime achievement award for his efforts to tackle fuel poverty. Kenny Cameron, managing director of Edinburgh-based Connected Response, was presented with an award by Energy Action Scotland in recognition of a lifetime of trying to make peopl

Scarf has received a special commendation in the Fuel Poverty & Vulnerable Customer Support category at the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2025. The recognition builds on the organisation’s earlier regional award win and marks a proud moment in its 40th anniversary year.

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has strengthened its support for tenants this year through increased investment in maintenance and expanding partnerships that help households improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel costs. As part of its ‘Best at Basics’ approach, CHA has establishe

Councillor Paul Steele, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Councillor Angus McCormack, chair of the OHCPP Anti-Poverty Group have written to Scottish Government and UK Government calling for action to address fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides. The letter references a recent report by Tighean I

Households will see a rise in gas and electricity prices after regulator Ofgem outlined its next price cap.

Applications are now open for the fourteenth round of the Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, with £30 million available to support energy-related projects across England, Scotland and Wales.

Financial support to help pensioners heat their homes this winter has started to roll out across the country.

Clydesdale Housing Association is partnering with Warmworks to deliver a new project that will make homes warmer for tenants in South Lanarkshire.

Thousands of households across Inverclyde can receive up to £200 off their heating bills this winter, following the launch of a new fund.