Miles Briggs visits British Gas Post Office Pop- Up in Waverley Mall

Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, visited the local British Gas Energy Trust Post Office Pop-Up in Waverley Mall yesterday.

It was launched to provide free money and energy advice in person to those struggling with energy debt over winter.

The Edinburgh pop-up comes as data from the British Gas Energy Trust shows 40% of people in Edinburgh say that certain cut-backs they’ve made due to cost of living have negatively impacted their mental health.

Other findings include:

• 34% of people in Edinburgh have limited their usage of household appliances and 39% are reluctant to use heat or electricity within the home making the cold months daunting.
• The rising cost of energy has caused 40% of people in Edinburgh a fair amount of additional stress with 28% of people thinking they’ll struggle to pay their energy bills in the coming year
• 34% of parents have cut down on their own food consumption to be able to feed their children. 

Rolling out across the country, the British Gas Energy Trust is bringing its pop-ups to Edinburgh for the public to visit on 29^th & 30^th January and at a second Edinburgh location on the 5^th & 6^th February (14a Westside Plaza, EH14 TSV) – helping people seek money and energy support and advice through the support of locally funded projects.

This includes checking eligibility for energy grants of up to £1,500 for all customers, regardless of energy supplier.