VSA, the social care charity supporting the people of Aberdeen & north-east Scotland, announces today that its fuel fund enabled over 2000 Aberdonians to heat their homes over Winter.
According to the Aberdeen City Council anti-poverty and inequality committee paper 26% of people in the city live in Fuel Poverty. The charity’s fuel fund supports individuals and families to heat their homes by providing support to pay their bills. The fund dates back to 1928 when VSA used to deliver bags of coal to those in need. The days of dropping off coal are long gone, however, the need to provide support to people struggling to afford to heat their homes continues.
bp, the global energy producer, generously made a significant donation to the charity’s fuel fund in 2023 to help support those in need in the local community.
With the support of the fund, the charity has been able to support over 2000 families and individuals living across the North-East by working closely with other charities including Aberdeen Cyrenians and CFine. By working together, the charities ensured that the funds were distributed across communities in the city and shire to get to those who needed it most.
The VSA Fuel Fund is currently closed but please check the website for updates: vsa.org.uk/our-services/financial-support-grants/fuelfund
Read the full ACVO article – acvo.org.uk/news/vsa-reveals-how-vital-fuel-fund-helped-over-2000-aberdonians-heat-their-homes-over-winter/
