27/08/2026
Yesterday, we launched our groundbreaking new report, Creating Value and Warming Homes, which reveals the significant social return on investment generated through funded fuel poverty programmes, including the Scottish Government's flagship Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.
Hosted by BBC Scotland's Joy Dunlop, the event heard from our Chief Executive, Ross Armstrong, and Supply Chain Development Manager, Mike Prior, who shared some of the report’s key findings.
Based on a two-year survey of almost 1,000 Warmworks customers and 16 supply chain members, the report found that:
• For every £1 invested in fuel poverty initiatives, £2.31 of social value has been created, with significant benefits to households, the retrofit sector, the wider economy, the environment, and public services.
• Nearly three-quarters of our customers reported improvements to their health and wellbeing, and just as many reported feeling safer in their home.
• Nearly half of homes with children said their children were doing better at school because they had a warm home.
• Among supply chain members delivering the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme, around three-quarters said their involvement had enabled them to recruit additional employees and take on more apprentices and trainees.
The audience also heard from Warmworks customers Anne and Tommy Murray, who shared first-hand how support through the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme to improve their home's energy efficiency has made a positive difference to their lives.
Read the report findings here: https://buff.ly/CWcwPei
📸: Chris Watt, Watt Media Ltd
