GCVS News

GCVS is a busy organisation working within a dynamic sector. Here are some of the news stories that have caught our interest.

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Fuel Poverty news stories:

• Glasgow Housing Association Takes the Lead in Tackling Fuel Poverty

  Published: 27 Jan 2012

  Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has already seen 1,500 people sign up for its Winter Ready scheme, which provides free housing checks for residents who are over 60 or disabled.

• Glasgow's Elderly Citizens to Receive £100 Fuel Poverty Payment

  Published: 23 Nov 2011

  Glasgow City Council has launched a £1m affordable warmth initiative marking the start of efforts to eradicate fuel poverty in the city.

• Help for Those in Fuel Poverty Announced

  Published: 16 Nov 2011

  Scotland's six leading energy providers have promised to help vulnerable customers switch to their lowest cost tariffs.

• Fuel Poverty - Consumers Told to Shop Around

  Published: 19 Oct 2011

  Measures resulting from this weeks Energy Summit propose that consumers should shop around for the cheapest energy tariffs.

• Fuel Poverty: State of the Nations

  Published: 30 Sep 2011

  A report has been published by the Fuel Poverty Monitor detailing regional levels of fuel poverty in the UK.

• Families on Low Incomes Suffering Most

  Published: 7 Jul 2011

  New research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has shown that families are struggling to make ends meet amid rising food and energy prices, Government cuts to tax credits and the freeze on child benefit.