Now closed: Applications for latest phase of Social Housing Fuel Support Fund

Phase 3 of a further round of a £7.25 million fuel poverty fund, which will help social landlords to support tenants who are struggling with fuel costs, will close at 17:00 today (5 October). 

The fourth round will run until March 2024 and will support activities such as expanding the capacity of energy advice services, provision of energy efficiency measures, provision of small appliances, essential items, fuel crisis intervention and debt relief.    

The Social Housing Fuel Support Fund is funded by the Scottish Government and managed and administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). It aims to provide practical support to social landlords’ tenants to mitigate fuel poverty, and to help them to manage, or reduce, their fuel costs.  

Phase 3 will fund fuel crisis intervention measures and fuel debt relief for social housing tenants.   

Funding criteria  

Applicants are encouraged to offer interventions using a cash-first approach, unless it would undermine the benefit to the individual (for instance where a direct bank transfer would be swallowed up by fees, where it isn't the preferred method of the recipient, or if there is a concern about risk to staff). 

For further information and application criteria download the guidance doc here. 

How to apply and Assessment process