Glasgow City Council is set to use a new funding award to combat fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency across the city.

A council committee has accepted a Scottish Government award of £6.845 million for 2025/26 for the Heat in Buildings: Area Based Schemes (HiBs:ABS) programme.

The programme, which has been running for 13 years, provides funding to assist owner-occupiers and people living in private rented homes who are at risk of fuel poverty. It uses a "fabric first" approach to reduce energy usage and costs, with measures such as external wall insulation on traditional and non-traditional properties.

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The HiBs:ABS programme is targeted at areas more likely to have fuel-poor households in Glasgow, including those in the lowest 25 per cent of the Scottish Index Multiple Deprivation and those living in Council Tax Bands A-C. It also supports owners in mixed-tenure blocks to benefit from external wall insulation and can deliver measures to pre-1919 tenements if feasible.

Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Convenor for Housing at Glasgow City Council, said the new funding will mean even more people and families will see the "economic, environmental and social benefits" coming to Glasgow through the work. He added that the work is important as it reduces energy bills for households and cuts emissions.