One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) and Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) warmly invite you to their upcoming webinar:
Single parents and energy affordability
🗓 Thursday 20 August 2026
🕙 10:00 – 11:00am
📍 Online (via Microsoft Teams)
This webinar will spotlight the growing energy debt crisis facing single parent families in Scotland, drawing on new evidence from both One Parent Families Scotland and Citizens Advice Scotland’s frontline services.
Attendees will gain insight into:
- The realities of energy debt and how rising costs, prepayment meters and unaffordable repayment rates are impacting single parent households.
- Practical approaches to early intervention, including income maximisation, debt advice and proactive support when arrears first appear.
- Policy changes needed to make energy affordable – from social tariffs to targeted debt relief and a Just Transition that prioritises low‑income families.
- Opportunities to scale effective support models, ensuring single parents across Scotland can access fair, affordable and sustainable energy solutions.
