New project aims to keep people across Dumfries and Galloway warm during the colder months
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A new project aims to keep people across Dumfries and Galloway warm during the colder months.
The Dumfries and Galloway Winter Warmth Campaign brings together a number of organisations in a bid to tackle fuel poverty.
Chair of the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Partnership, Nick Hopkins, said: “For some families, it’s a heartbreaking choice between heating and eating. Others are panicked about what their next bill might bring.
“No one in Dumfries and Galloway should have to face that choice or that worry.
“I’m very pleased to say that a strong coalition of local agencies has been established to promote awareness of the support that is available.
“It’s very important that everyone is made aware of the support and advice which is available, ranging from helping with energy bills to identifying grants, energy vouchers and free solid fuel, and that they understand that they don’t need to face these challenges on their own, so they can afford to heat their home.”
More than one third of Dumfries and Galloway households are affected by fuel poverty – one of the highest rates in Scotland.
This is due to a combination of factors, including cold rural temperatures, off-grid homes and high levels of poverty.
The new campaign offers advice, financial assistance and help, with partners able to provide support dealing with bills and fuel debts, energy saving tips and carrying out benefit checks.
Resources and more information are available at www.costofliving.dumgal.gov.uk, which now includes a winter warmth section.
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