Glasgow City Council approves £5 million warmth programme

Glasgow City Council’s executive committee has approved a report on the city’s programmes for affordable warmth and energy efficiency in the city.

These programmes, which aim to deliver energy and efficiency measures to homes and buildings across Glasgow in both the public and private sectors, are funded by the Scottish government.

The measures include external wall insulation and replacement central heating, windows and boilers, as well as the connection of Dalmarnock Nursery to Dalmarnock Energy Centre.

Glasgow City Council’s Affordable Warmth programme is funded through the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Schemes (HEEPS:ABS); Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP); and the Programme for Scotland Capital Stimulus Programme.

Kenny McLean, City Convenor for Neighbourhoods, Housing and Public Realm at Glasgow City Council, said: “Improving energy efficiency and making the heating of homes and buildings more affordable brings environmental, financial and social benefits to Glasgow. The council's work on these programmes has a significant impact on fuel poverty and health inequality in the city, and makes properties in the city more sustainable as well as providing a boost to people and companies in Glasgow's construction sector.”