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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 5
Charity
The Footprint Trust charity
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Wales
  • Newport
Grant award
£76,000
Project Name
Warm Island - Home Energy help

Over two years, trained staff will give face to face energy advice to over 3000 people on the Isle of Wight through a range of outreach activities and home visits.

The Footprint Trust will engage with vulnerable people in the community by attending a range of events and drop ins to give quality guidance to individuals and provide talks to disability groups or Home Start groups.

150 Frontline Workers will receive training to help them to better support the clients that they work with.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Angus Housing Association
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Arbroath
Grant award
£188,024
Project Name
Angus HA Kirkbank Internal Heating Upgrades

Angus Housing Association is seeking a contribution from the Redress scheme towards the cost of upgrading the internal heating system in 36 properties that are being added to a shared loop ground source heat pump. The properties currently have electric storage heaters that are expensive and difficult to control. The new wet central heating systems will provide a more efficient heating system for the vulnerable residents and help to reduce fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Citizens Advice Torfaen
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Cwmbran
Grant award
£44,957
Project Name
Warmer Torfaen

Warmer Torfaen will provide Energy Advice for clients of the Torfaen County Borough Council Financial Inclusion Unit. 

The Energy Caseworker will attend visits with Financial Inclusion Unit support workers where fuel poverty has been identified. They will assess the condition of the property and the needs of the household and provide appropriate advice on energy saving behaviours. They will enable the installation of small energy saving measures into the clients homes and refer them onto additional sources of specialist energy support.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Positive Action in Housing
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£73,236
Project Name
Save Warm N Informed

A 2-year project that will offer targeted, multi-lingual support including home visits and capital measures, to help vulnerable people in BAME communities to better understand energy issues and avoid getting into fuel poverty. The programme will mainly be carried out by newly trained Community Energy Champions from BAME communities. The champions will promote energy efficiency within their communities, deliver home visits and provide small capital measures, to help people save energy and money. The project will also create and distribute a new Information Pack for BAME tenants.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Wheatley Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£229,250
Project Name
Energy champions

This project will enable the Foundation to offer an enhanced energy advice service to 12,000 vulnerable social housing tenants across Central Scotland over two years.

The advice team offers friendly one to one support, mostly in people’s homes, working through six social housing providers. 

They help people to understand the information and choices available to them and overcome barriers so that they can access essential products and services from the energy market that are suitable for their needs.

Phase 1
Round 6
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Solihull
Grant award
£49,696
Project Name
Solihull Home Energy Advice Project

Supporting residents in vulnerable situations, Age UK Solihull will improve their knowledge and skills in energy and provide longer-term benefits to residents' health and wellbeing. 

This project will support clients accessing Community Advice Hubs with face to face energy advice, supporting all age groups and tenures, especially in North and Central Solihull. 500 unique households to be supported and each will receive an individually tailored plan of energy support and where necessary, onward referrals for support through wider Community Well-being partners.

Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Community Advice and Law Service (CALS)
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Leicester
Grant award
£435,049
Project Name
Energy Wise

The project will offer comprehensive advice and support for energy customers in vulnerable situations by helping them to manage their energy accounts, budget effectively and enhance their income by securing benefits entitlements.

The service will be delivered by three new energy advisers providing information and training events, one-to-one advice. The advisers will also be trained as ‘Money Buddies’ to ensure clients have sound home budgeting skills.

The project will be delivered through a partnership with up to ten organisations across the city, serving communities that experience high

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The project will offer comprehensive advice and support for energy customers in vulnerable situations by helping them to manage their energy accounts, budget effectively and enhance their income by securing benefits entitlements.

The service will be delivered by three new energy advisers providing information and training events, one-to-one advice. The advisers will also be trained as ‘Money Buddies’ to ensure clients have sound home budgeting skills.

The project will be delivered through a partnership with up to ten organisations across the city, serving communities that experience high levels of economic disadvantage to ensure good referral networks are established.

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Maryhill Housing
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£148,191
Project Name
Energy Saving in North West Glasgow

Maryhill Housing and Queens Cross Housing Association will provide an energy advice service to over 10,000 households across North West Glasgow.  They will employ two energy advisors who will support residents to save energy and reduce their bills.

Energy advice will be offered through drop in surgeries, individual appointments (home visits where appropriate), educational demonstrations, YouTube videos and community events.

 

Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Paisley Housing Association
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Paisley
Grant award
£49,975
Project Name
Paisley Energy Savings Team

A project to provide intensive support to their most vulnerable tenants including those with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions; first tenancies and low-income households with children. 450 households will be provided with energy and financial advice, onward referrals for wider health and well being support plus small measures including LEDs and thermal curtains.

The purchase of a thermal imaging camera will engage tenants which will be shared with other social landlords and the provision of 10 energy advice group sessions to attract 200 residents from the wider community to

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A project to provide intensive support to their most vulnerable tenants including those with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions; first tenancies and low-income households with children. 450 households will be provided with energy and financial advice, onward referrals for wider health and well being support plus small measures including LEDs and thermal curtains.

The purchase of a thermal imaging camera will engage tenants which will be shared with other social landlords and the provision of 10 energy advice group sessions to attract 200 residents from the wider community to increase the awareness of the issues caused by fuel poverty.

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Argyll, Lomond and the Isles Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Oban
Grant award
£338,650
Project Name
Argyll Energy Advice Service

Provision of a home energy advice service for the diverse communities of Argyll and Bute, with a focus on off-gas households. Households will be supported to access alternative suppliers, meters or tariffs, implement energy saving measures and behaviours, access schemes and reduce bills, using a mix of telephone advice, home visits and drop-in events.

The project will be promoted widely through collaborating organisations, using both traditional methods and focused social media that gives energy advice specific to Argyll housing types, in English and Gaelic.

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