Energy support partnership celebrates 1st anniversary

Staying warm is central to older people’s health and wellbeing, but, even before the current energy crisis, our helpline regularly heard from callers facing unique challenges in managing this in their own home.

That’s why we’ve been so delighted to team up with SGN, who distribute gas across Scotland, to offer energy support and advice for older people through our ongoing partnership – which celebrates its first anniversary this month.

By funding services such as energy advice on our 0800 12 44 222 helpline, new energy workshops, and supporting engagement with frontline engineers, SGN have joined us in helping more older people across Scotland access the help available to them and identify where further support is needed.

Energy workshops

Age Scotland’s Heat Your Home for Less energy advice workshops were designed to offer practical advice to help older people stay safe and warm in their homes, and cover a range of topics including using energy affordably and efficiently, advice on energy tariffs, and accessing benefits and financial support which could help with energy costs.

Almost 30 workshops have been delivered to over 80 participants since the beginning of 2022. Attendees said they felt more confident managing their home energy needs, they understand why older people need to live in warm homes, they know more about how to find the support with energy issues that older people may be entitled to, and they now know more about energy issues for older people.