Contact us

Looking for advice about heating your home, reducing your energy bills or making energy-saving improvements? We're here to help.

Where to get support

What we can help with

Lower bills, a warmer home and greener energy. Contact us for free and impartial advice on saving energy, renewable energy, and to access funding for home improvements.

Need help with something else?

We can't provide support with debt, housing, tenancy or energy supplier issues, but other organisations may be able to help.

How to contact us

Read our tips on how to prepare to contact us for advice.

Call us

Call us free on 0808 808 2282. Our phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, and Saturdays and bank holidays, 9am to 5pm. 

Lines are often busier in the evenings and at weekends.

Email us

Complete our contact form and a member of our team will get back to you. We aim to respond within 5 to 10 working days.

Chat on WhatsApp

Chat to an advisor between 8am Monday and 4.30pm Friday. We'll respond to your message as soon as possible, but during busy times, there may be a delay.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. You can contact us on behalf of a family member, friend or someone you support. We will need their permission before we can provide advice tailored to their circumstances.

If the person you're contacting us about is with you when you call us, then they can give their permission verbally. If we're unable to get verbal permission, we may need a letter, email or a form completed. Our advisors can explain how this works.

If you have Power of Attorney, we'll need evidence of this. You can do this by sending us the first page of an online Power of Attorney document. If the Power of Attorney document isn't online, or if you're unsure, you may need to send us a copy of the full document. Our advisors can explain what to provide.

Yes. If you'd prefer to speak to us in another language, we can arrange for an interpreter to join the call. Please tell us the language you speak when you call us, and we'll arrange for the interpreter within a few minutes.

Home Energy Scotland is a partner of Happy to Translate.

Yes. We’ve produced our ‘Saving Energy' factsheet and our 'Getting in touch with Home Energy Scotland' postcard in multiple languages.

Go to resources

 

We're happy to provide support to media looking for information on energy-saving tips and details of funding in different areas of Scotland. We are delivered by Energy Saving Trust – if you have a media enquiry, you can email Energy Saving Trust's media team who will direct your enquiry to the right person.

Contact Energy Saving Trust's Media Team

Yes. Information from Home Energy Scotland is available in translation, audio, large print or braille on request.

You can contact us through Contact Scotland BSL.

Contact Scotland BSL is Scotland’s national British Sign Language video interpreting service offering free unlimited calls for all BSL users living in Scotland.

Looking for other contact details?

Our employee engagement programme gives organisations a way to connect their employees with free, impartial energy advice. We can help your team understand their energy use, find ways to reduce their bills, make their homes warmer and more energy-efficient, and explore support that may be available to them.

Contact the employee engagement team

Our network of local advice centres work in partnership with organisations to reach those who need support. If you are looking to partner with an advice centre in your area, you can contact them directly. Alternatively, you can contact the partnerships team.

Contact the partnerships team

We work with community groups that are tackling climate change through local community-led projects where the aim is to reduce energy use and encourage behaviour change within the community.

Contact the communities team

What happens when you contact Home Energy Scotland?

Calls with our advisors usually take around 30 to 45 minutes, so make sure you have enough time to chat.

If possible, call us from home so you can easily check details about your heating, windows or other features if needed.

Our advisors will talk through ways to improve your home's energy efficiency, including heating and renewable energy options. In some cases, we may offer a specialist home visit.

If you'd prefer, you can contact us by WhatsApp or email and respond at your own pace.