Apply for benefits and financial support

This is to help vulnerable and older people with their energy payments.

Emergency Energy Payment Assistance Programme

This programme offers help to older and vulnerable people cover the costs of their home energy payments. We offer up to three separate payments of up to £49 each time you need help.

How to qualify

Anyone who is in receipt of at least one form of benefit payment can access this support through our project partners.

How to apply

Contact the relevant project partner for you.

Private rented sector tenants

Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service
Telephone: 0300 303 4321
Email: info@dagcas.org
Website: www.dagcas.org

The Wheatley Group and Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) tenants

Lemon Aid Fuel Poverty Project
Telephone: 0800 221 8089
Website: www.cunninghame-housing.org/fuel-poverty-support

Loreburn Housing Association tenants

Loreburn Housing Association
Telephone: 01387 321300
Email: customerservice@loreburn.org.uk
Website: www.loreburn.org.uk 

Home Group Housing tenants

Lemon Aid Fuel Poverty Project
Telephone: 0800 221 8089
Email: customerservice@loreburn.org.uk
Website: www.cunninghame-housing.org/fuel-poverty-support 

Irvine Housing Association tenants

The Riverside Group
Telephone: 0345 111 0000
Website: www.riverside.org.uk 

Cunningham Housing Association tenants

Lemon Aid Fuel Poverty Project
Telephone: 0800 221 8089
Email: customerservice@loreburn.org.uk
Website: www.cunninghame-housing.org/fuel-poverty-support 

More information

For more information on this project, contact our Poverty and Inequalities team.

Email: challenge.poverty@dumgal.gov.uk
Telephone: 07917 432059