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Energy bills

Support you could get with energy costs.

If you cannot pay your energy bill

If you have no gas or electricity or are having problems paying your energy bill there may be help available. 

What you can do if you cannot pay your energy bill

Winter Heating Payment

Winter heating Payment is to help people on low income benefits who might have extra heating needs.

Check if you are eligible for the Winter Heating Payment

Grants and loans for energy saving improvements

You could get a grant or interest-free loan for energy saving home improvements like a new boiler, insulation or solar panels.

Check if you can get a grant or loan

Ways to make your home warmer

Get practical advice on how to make your home warmer through things like insulation, draught proofing and energy efficient boilers.

Find out how to make your home warmer

Money saving boiler challenge

Check how to save money with a single change to your boiler settings.

Read more about the money saving boiler challenge

Energy saving tips

Get energy saving tips from Home Energy Scotland. It could help make your home warmer and cheaper to run. 

Get energy saving tips from Home Energy Scotland

Winter Fuel Payment

If you were born on or before 25 September 1957 you could get between £250 and £600 to help you pay your heating bills.

Check if you can get the Winter Fuel Payment

Warm Home Discount

You could get £150 off your electricity bill if you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit or you're on a low income.

Check if you can get the Warm Home Discount

Energy bill savings for renters

If you rent, Home Energy Scotland can tell you how to keep your bills down and what funding you could apply for.

Check how renters could save on energy bills

Help with energy bills

You may able to get help with your energy bills including discounts, payments and energy efficient home improvements.

Check what help you can get with you energy bills

Problems with your supplier

If you're having problems with your supplier you can get free, practical advice from energyadvice.scot.

Check what you can do about problems with energy suppliers

If you cannot afford to top up your prepayment meter

You could get emergency credit, a fuel voucher or an energy grant. 

Check if you can get help with your prepayment meter
 

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