A total of 1,722 people have been given assistance by the three appointed energy advisors and this figure is expected to climb in the coming months.
The project is scheduled to complete in September 2023 with properties being allocated from the Fife Housing Register.
The funds awarded will be used to uncap gas supplies, clear meters which are currently capped, fund help for tenants who are struggling with utility bills via fuel vouchers and provide advice to tenants.
In his blog, Michael Tornow, Senior Health Improvement Officer at Public Health Scotland, discusses a review into the impact of retrofit that his organisation is conducting.
Nesta has launch the Money Saving Boiler Challenge to help tenants save money on energy bills and reduce energy waste in homes.
The homes will be built to Passivhaus standard and will be low carbon by utilising air source heat pump technology which reduces the building’s carbon footprint and contributes towards the Scottish Government’s target for emissions from heating buildings to reach net zero by 2045.
The cooking equipment has been gifted to 688 Bield tenants as the provider received £33,000 from the Social Housing Fuel Support Fund – Round Two, funded by the Scottish Government and administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).
People living in 36 homes in Drumchapel could see their heating bills cut by 88% thanks to the innovative energy-efficiency work being carried out by Scotland’s largest social landlord.
