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Existing Homes Alliance

@existinghomes.bsky.social
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A coalition of Scotland's key housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations calling for urgent action to transform Scotland’s existing housing stock.

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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 07/09/2026
Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, and this year’s theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, encourages the sector to consider the importance of where we live when it comes to our health and wellbeing.
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Gillian Campbell: Warm homes are healthy homes
Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, and this year’s theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, encourages the sector to consider the importance of where we live when it comes to our health and wellbeing.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Households on heating oil must be protected from unaffordable winter costs without being locked into long-term dependence on fossil fuels. We are calling for the Scottish Government to turn crisis support into a route out of it by.....1/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2650253...
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Pressure on Scottish Government over crisis heating oil scheme
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to extend emergency heating oil support as households brace for higher winter energy bills.
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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland @sccscot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Scotland can speed up the switch to ✅ cleaner heating systems ✅ lower/stable bills ✅ better health Funding must target those who need it most, so that *everyone* can benefit. @povertyalliance.org @wwfscotland.bsky.social @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social @changeworks.bsky.social @cemvo.bsky.social
Photo of a white and grey cat lying on a radiator, stretching out. Text on the image says: "Healthier heating & stable bills for all - not just the rich"
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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🔥Most people are serious about climate change and want to see action around it. Why then is it there very little progress in Scotland? 🥵 Read @davehawkey.bsky.social in @thetimes.com Thunderer
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@scotlibdems.org.uk Climate, Environment and Energy spokesperson @sannedd.bsky.social raises the challenge of getting consensus amongst owners for retrofitting tenements. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells ScotParl action on fuel poverty and warmer homes is "something that we're very serious about tackling in this government". www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Progress is being made but we must accelerate action" @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells Scot Parl. @stephengethins.bsky.social to lead on Heat in Buildings Delivery Plan to provide clarity on how buildings are heated & stimulate clean heat market. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
UKGov scrapping ECO4 without a clear replacement for Scotland was a blow - the next ScotGov should scale up programmes like Warmer Homes Scotland, protecting households from future energy price shocks & delivering steady pipeline of work for businesses. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
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Job loss warning for heating engineers after Westminster green homes grant axed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last year she was scrapping the £1.3billion ECO scheme for households in fuel poverty.
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Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since the last election, a charity has revealed www.holyrood.com/news/view,ju...
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Just transition will fail without poverty action, Scottish parties are warned
Number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since last election, Citizens Advice Scotland says
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Switching from #heatingoil to a #heatpump is good for your pocket, good for the planet and can free up space in your garden 💷🌍🌱..... #cleanheat #cleanenergy #energysecurity
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Gillian Martin @gillianamartin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I’ve just announced a £10 million fund to help Scottish households struggling to afford their oil heating. More details to follow www.thenational.scot/news/2594404...
Gillian Martin in parliament chamber in newspaper article
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Lovely to be part of the @wwfscotland.bsky.social @snp.org fringe panel on Saturday with @mairimcallan.bsky.social @futureeconscot.bsky.social and Uplift. Read our manifesto here: existinghomesalliancescotland.co.uk/news/holyroo...
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Holyrood 2026 – A Manifesto for Warm, Healthy Homes | The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
'While Scotland is likely to face more frequent and intense climate events as a result of climate change, such as flooding and wildfires, the choices we make now can bring real benefits to our lives and communities' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
While we welcome the ongoing support to help homeowners, landlords and tenants to make their homes warmer, healthier and more affordable to heat, this remains a drop in the ocean when we have over 800,000 households living in fuel poverty and 44% of Scotland's homes falling below EPC C. 1/
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Good to see the draft CCP recognises the role of decarbonising heat, but industry, homeowners & landlords need clarity on how this will be delivered - clear delivery plan with regulations, along with scaled up advice and support. We look forward to working with the Scottish Government on next steps.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"A just transition means ensuring that everyone benefits, especially those currently struggling to afford to heat their homes" EHA chair, Lori McElroy in the Herald... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
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Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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Vicky Allan @vickyallan.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥 Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
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Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Really interesting report. Notable point early on in the report: "The cost of no action would substantially exceed the cost of mitigation as it would increase temperatures as well as risk Scotland being left behind in the adoption of new technological advances." 1/2
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Perth heating apprentice up for award is "making the most out of the demand for new types of heating" www.scotsman.com/community/fr...
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From torpedoes to thermostats: Why this Perth apprentice ditched the Royal Navy for a career in heating
Only Scot nominated for UK-wide award as industry calls for greater investment
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The latest advice from the @thecccuk.bsky.social highlights the scale of the challenge still facing Scotland. We urgently need leadership and clarity from Scottish Government if we are to close the gap between ambition and delivery. 1/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
EHA reacts to Programme for Government: existinghomesalliancescotland.co.uk/news/eha-rea...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2514460...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Investing in home energy efficiency transforms lives - all the governments of the UK should recognise this and focus on scaling up programmes to end fuel poverty, improve health and wellbeing and cut emissions.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Today 25 businesses & industry reps have written to the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to warn the cost of further delay to the Heat in Buildings Bill is lost job opportunities and another winter of cold homes”. Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/4bkpj9uc
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Cabinet Secretary Martin is right to say that the Heat in Buildings Bill needs to tackle both fuel poverty AND the climate emergency – this is something the Alliance said in its response to the consultation a year ago. 1/7
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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 04/03/2025
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”. @existinghomes.bsky.social @snipefnews.bsky.social
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Hydrogen ‘not cost effective’ for home heating, First Minister warned
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
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Scots households in fuel poverty miss out as £60m Gov cash goes unspent
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly a third of a £192million fund for energy efficiency projects across the country has gone unused over the last three years.
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Vicky Allan @vickyallan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Only £575mn of the £1.8 bn Scottish Government Heat in Buildings pot has been spent. Will today's budget reaffirm commitment to the spending? Campaigners at @existinghomes.bsky.social hope so... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Today’s budget statement must include clear commitment to spend the full £1.8bn before the end of this Parliament to avoid missing opportunity to tackle fuel poverty, create jobs and cut climate change emissions www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
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Scots Gov slammed for tiny spend of £1.8bn cash pot for green home heating
The SNP government's Heat in Buildings strategy committed to spending £1.8billion over this parliament but has so far spent around £575million.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Only a third of Heat and Buildings money spent. say campaigners ahead of budget www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
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Only a third of Heat and Buildings money spent., say campaigners ahead of budget
Home energy organisations have called for the Scottish Government to reaffirm its commitment to spending the £1.8 billion it had pledged to Heat…
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We welcome today's @scottishgovernment.bsky.social announcement of £20 million extra funding for Warmer Homes Scotland this year - this will go some way towards protecting the most vulnerable households, whilst creating job and training opportunities that will serve us well in the years ahead.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Demand for support from Scotland's fuel poverty programme is skyrocketing - temperatures are falling and we must not turn our backs on people living in cold, damp homes. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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A cold, damp home is a deadly home - here's how Scotland can change that
The damage caused by fuel poverty is felt year-round, but it is particularly stark as we start to approach the winter months. With temperatures…
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Interesting announcements from UK Gov on their Warm Homes Plan today. Some will impact directly on Scotland & some potentially on @gov.scot.web.brid.gy budget. UK Gov announced: - Increased funding for Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Doesn't apply in Scot but maybe consequentials? ....1/
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We've published our briefing for the Scottish Budget 2025-26. We recognise the challenging financial context so focus on funding programmes with a strong track record of improving lives, tackling poverty, growing economy and tackling climate emergency. You can read it here: tinyurl.com/2zckwyrd 1/
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We're seeing more and more myth-busting examples of heat pumps providing affordable heating. This is a great one - 100 year old block of flats with more than 80 flats now being warmed by ground source heat pumps in central London. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Heat pump scheme for Edwardian social housing aims to bust low-carbon myths
The Sutton Dwellings estate in London may offer councils a ‘blueprint’ for ground source heating
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Demand for support from Scotland's fuel poverty programme is skyrocketing - temperatures are falling and we must not turn our backs on people living in cold, damp homes. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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A cold, damp home is a deadly home - here's how Scotland can change that
The damage caused by fuel poverty is felt year-round, but it is particularly stark as we start to approach the winter months. With temperatures…
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