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Funded Energy Redress Projects

Since the Energy Redress Scheme launched Phase One of the scheme in 2018, Energy Saving Trust has awarded over £102 million to fund nearly 538 projects across England, Scotland and Wales. These grants have enabled organisations to deliver projects that help energy consumers in vulnerable situations to save energy and money in their homes and to live warmer, more comfortable lives. Phase Two of the scheme launched in May 2022.

To find out more about the projects we have funded, see the full list, which can be filtered.

You can also find specific case studies of some of the funded projects here.

Full list of projects

This is a complete list of successfully funded Energy Redress Scheme projects since 2018.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Deaf Action
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Edinburgh
Grant award
£160,544
Project Name
Bright Deal

The Bright Deal project will provide specialist support to deaf and hard of hearing people across Scotland. With In-home energy advice, online advice & coaching in BSL and group workshops. This support will help deaf and hard of hearing people in Scotland be empowered to save on energy bills, understand their energy usage and live more comfortably with less anxiety around energy bills.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Groundwork London
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£285,492
Project Name
South London Energy Efficiency Partnership (SLEEP)

Groundwork London, working in partnership with SELCE, Thinking Works, CACT and 11 London boroughs, will deliver COVID-adapted, holistic and targeted interventions, consisting of high-quality (face-to-face and online/phone-based) energy advice, directly supporting over 3,700 of the most vulnerable South London households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, save money on energy bills and better represent their interests in the energy market.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Groundwork South Trust Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Uxbridge
Grant award
£389,526
Project Name
SPARK

SPARK (Supporting Parity of Access to Resources, Kent) will support over 4000 vulnerable residents in Kent over two years, delivering in the fuel-poor districts of Thanet, Dover, Dartford, Gravesham and Medway.  Developed using the successful ‘Green Doctor’ model, SPARK will provide quality energy-saving advice to fuel-poor Kent residents, helping to reduce the immediate effects of fuel poverty, build resilience, and support those most significantly disadvantaged by COVID-19.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Macmillan Cancer Support
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£278,874
Project Name
Tackling fuel poverty caused by cancer

The project will support the Macmillan Energy Advice Team for one year, enabling people affected by cancer to access free high-quality phone advice at a time they are most vulnerable. This team specifically focuses on keeping people warm in their homes and is made up of energy specialists who offer advice on the support available.  They work tirelessly with energy providers to help people source special tariffs and discounts and help to write off energy debt. 

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Care & Repair Cymru
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Cardiff
Grant award
£499,850
Project Name
Care & Repair - 70+ Cymru

70+ Cymru is a Wales-wide partnership project, led by Care & Repair Cymru and the 13 local Care & Repair agencies. 70+ Cymru will deliver a comprehensive package of measures and advice to older owner occupiers and private tenants whose energy vulnerability puts them in or at particular risk of fuel poverty. It will provide advice and support on home energy saving techniques and housing improvements so that people over 70 years old can heat their homes effectively and safely.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Scope
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£474,158
Project Name
Disability Energy Hub

The national disability equality charity Scope will launch a new telephone support service for disabled households struggling with their energy bills. Households across England & Wales with any disabled resident – adult or child – will be eligible for support and the service is free for all customers. Customers will be assigned their own energy advisor and choose appointment times to suit them. The advisor will navigate each customer through a series of steps to boost their finances and reduce their outgoings.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£210,484
Project Name
A Warm Welcome Home

This project will support vulnerable people about to leave hospitals in Wiltshire and Swindon with one-to-one in-depth personalised energy advice at a critical time in their lives, when they are at their most vulnerable and may have energy related money issues or risk returning to a cold and damp house, endangering their health. Two advisors, one at Great Western Hospital, Swindon, the other at Salisbury District Hospital will provide patients with in-depth energy advice, alongside ongoing casework and follow-up home visits to those needing more support.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Gloucester
Grant award
£107,418
Project Name
Energy Advocate - Herefordshire

This project is a partnership between Severn Wye Energy Agency and the Herefordshire Talk Community and Social Prescribing Services. It will provide targeted support to hard-to-reach vulnerable people in rural areas who often fall through the net of conventional fuel poverty programmes. The project will embed a trained Energy Advocate within the two teams in Herefordshire to work alongside their frontline staff to help take people out of fuel poverty.

Phase 1
  • Round 8
Round 8
Charity
Act on Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Evesham
Grant award
£909,358
Project Name
Warmer Homes West Midlands

Warmer Homes West Midlands is an ambitious partnership programme to provide a universal, top-level energy advice service for the fuel poor across the seven urban local authority areas in the West Midlands Combined Authority area. This is a large-scale energy advice programme will help over 7,000 vulnerable households, create nine new jobs and help secure a further eight jobs. The project aims to reduce fuel poverty and improve the health and wellbeing of people with pre-existing cold and damp related medical conditions, through energy saving advice, energy saving measures an income

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Warmer Homes West Midlands is an ambitious partnership programme to provide a universal, top-level energy advice service for the fuel poor across the seven urban local authority areas in the West Midlands Combined Authority area. This is a large-scale energy advice programme will help over 7,000 vulnerable households, create nine new jobs and help secure a further eight jobs. The project aims to reduce fuel poverty and improve the health and wellbeing of people with pre-existing cold and damp related medical conditions, through energy saving advice, energy saving measures an income maximisation advice. Advice will be delivered by a team of qualified energy advisors by telephone, through case work, home visits and community events where it is safe to do so. A team of community outreach workers will ensure that as wide a range of people as possible will be able to take advantage of Warmer Homes West Midlands.

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Phase 1
Round 8
Charity
Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Sleaford
Grant award
£32,250
Project Name
Energy Advice

The Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire (CAML) Energy Project will provide one-to-one advice and casework for clients in fuel poverty or at risk of fuel poverty. All energy appointments will be tailored to the individuals needs and address issues such as: understanding tariffs, bills and fuel options, energy efficiency measures and grants available, as well as benefit entitlement checks and assistance in claiming benefits. Clients will be assisted via electronic face to face, actual face to face, telephone and email with a view to providing clients with lifelong skills, resulting in an

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The Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire (CAML) Energy Project will provide one-to-one advice and casework for clients in fuel poverty or at risk of fuel poverty. All energy appointments will be tailored to the individuals needs and address issues such as: understanding tariffs, bills and fuel options, energy efficiency measures and grants available, as well as benefit entitlement checks and assistance in claiming benefits. Clients will be assisted via electronic face to face, actual face to face, telephone and email with a view to providing clients with lifelong skills, resulting in an improvement to their health and well-being.

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