Glasgow City Council is set to upgrade its housing stock after it secured funding of more than £6 million from the Scottish Government's Energy Efficient Scotland programme.

The council said that the funding will also be used to tackle fuel poverty; reduce carbon emissions; support the local economy and sustainable local economic development; and lever in Energy Company Obligation funding.

The 2018 Scottish House Condition survey estimated that around 25% of Glasgow's households were fuel-poor (spending more than 10% of their disposable household income on fuel costs).

Tackling fuel poverty is - alongside energy efficiency and measures to mitigate against climate change - a key priority of the council under the Affordable Warmth programme.

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The programme sees the council working in partnership with owner-occupiers, private landlords and housing associations to deliver energy-efficiency measures in homes with funding coming from the Scottish Government's Energy Efficient Programme: Area Based Schemes (EES:ABS), Energy Company Obligation funding from energy suppliers, and the owner-occupiers and private landlords. This is a voluntary programme with owners opting in to participate.

The programme delivers insulation measures - mostly external wall insulation - to bring lower energy bills and reduced carbon emissions. The latest funding is for the 2021/22 financial year.

Councillor Kenny McLean, City Convener for Neighbourhoods, Housing and Public Realm at Glasgow City Council, said: "This new funding from the Energy Efficient Scotland programme is very welcome, all the more so in this time of high energy prices and a climate emergency. The funding will help Glasgow achieve our goals of becoming a Net-Zero city by reducing carbon emissions and reducing household energy bills in the city's homes."