Trust secures fuel support funding for members

Trust has been successful in gaining additional funding to support customers, adding to its list of initiatives offering cost-of-living support directly to its customers.

Trust has successfully secured £120,000 grant funding  to support the delivery of energy efficient measures including small appliances and essential warmth items for Social Housing tenants.

This includes the distribution of heated blankets, duvets, slow cookers and air fryers. The products it will provide to its customers will contribute to mitigating the negative impacts of the combined Energy Crisis and Cost of Living Crisis. The provision of air fryers and slow cookers provide energy efficiency savings. These products also promote healthier eating, while slow cookers reduce the need for use of cooking oils/pans.

High tog qinter duvets will have the most benefit for households that are forced to keep the heating off/very low overnight to save money. Heated throws will also be a cost-effective alternative to keeping warm where central heating is kept off/low.

The Social Housing Fuel Support Fund is funded by the Scottish Government and managed and administered by the 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.

Gillian McCusker, Head of Customer Experience (Landlord), saod: "We recognise these continue to be difficult times for our customers, so we were delighted to recently receive funding, administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, to support the delivery of energy efficient measures including small appliances and essential warmth items. This funding will allow us to provide vital support to our customers over the coming winter months."