Hebridean Housing Partnership has secured funding on £100,000 from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to provide its most vulnerable tenants with warm packs to stay warm as energy costs continue to rise beyond affordable levels during the current energy crisis.
Its aim is to help as many of its vulnerable tenants as possible and it will be working with its local partners such as foodbanks, and Citizen’s Advice to identify the most vulnerable households. In the first instance, it will focus on those it knows are struggling financially and may be unable to fully heat their home such as those who are elderly or housebound due to a disability, then those with young children,
Work is underway liaising with local suppliers to purchase items for the warm pack and Hebridean Housing Partnership hopes to have fully made-up packs available to give out later this month. FES FM will partner with Hebridean Housing Partnership to distribute the packs across all areas.
In addition to the warm packs, it will also provide energy advice and signposting to TEAS and CAB to enable its tenants to have oversight on its energy spending and access to financial assistance.
