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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 11
Charity
ALIenergy
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Oban
Grant award
£99,938
Project Name
Lochaber Affordable Warmth Service

Lochaber Affordable Warmth Service, led by ALIenergy, in partnership with Home Energy Scotland (HES) and in collaboration with a range of local organisations will tackle the challenge of delivering an affordable warmth advice service for the diverse communities of Lochaber with a particular focus on off-gas households including social tenants, private tenants and homeowners. Households will be supported via an experienced Home Energy Advisor to extend comprehensive support to the vulnerable and often isolated households across this large and challenging area of the West Highlands of Scotland.

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Lochaber Affordable Warmth Service, led by ALIenergy, in partnership with Home Energy Scotland (HES) and in collaboration with a range of local organisations will tackle the challenge of delivering an affordable warmth advice service for the diverse communities of Lochaber with a particular focus on off-gas households including social tenants, private tenants and homeowners. Households will be supported via an experienced Home Energy Advisor to extend comprehensive support to the vulnerable and often isolated households across this large and challenging area of the West Highlands of Scotland.

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Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£242,713
Project Name
Enabling Inclusive Innovation & Sustainable Choice

Enabling Inclusive Innovation and Sustainable Choice will combine Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) and Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) resources, skills and knowledge to provide strategic new research and assets to support the development of innovative, accessible smart and low carbon energy products and services, and inform consumer and policymaker decision making. Disabled and older consumers and a newly formed Living Lab test resource of 50 homes, will take part in a programme of six insight and test evaluation projects, including co-design workshops, accessibility and

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Enabling Inclusive Innovation and Sustainable Choice will combine Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) and Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) resources, skills and knowledge to provide strategic new research and assets to support the development of innovative, accessible smart and low carbon energy products and services, and inform consumer and policymaker decision making. Disabled and older consumers and a newly formed Living Lab test resource of 50 homes, will take part in a programme of six insight and test evaluation projects, including co-design workshops, accessibility and usability evaluations and mystery shopping. All research findings will be reviewed with cross-sector stakeholders and consumers to jointly develop action plans for solutions.

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Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Ateb Group
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Haverfordwest
Grant award
£67,109
Project Name
Ateb Group

Save Energy Save Money will address fuel poverty and promote better awareness of home energy efficiency to empower vulnerable people living in the remote rural communities of Pembrokeshire and West Carmarthenshire to deal with their energy bills and household income more effectively and find ways to save money. This will be achieved by delivering one-to-one tailored energy advice sessions and ongoing casework for complex issues.

Phase 1
Round 11
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Walsall
Grant award
£40,600
Project Name
Energy Resilience Project

The Energy Resilience Project team will work closely with the local authority and other relevant groups to provide high quality energy saving information to the most vulnerable groups within the borough. Using qualified energy advisor to deliver advice and also training several volunteers to become energy champions, they will be able to provide support, energy awareness sessions and share best practice with the community network. The project will also produce a mobile app containing useful tips, local and national support and tools will provide on-going support.

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The Energy Resilience Project team will work closely with the local authority and other relevant groups to provide high quality energy saving information to the most vulnerable groups within the borough. Using qualified energy advisor to deliver advice and also training several volunteers to become energy champions, they will be able to provide support, energy awareness sessions and share best practice with the community network. The project will also produce a mobile app containing useful tips, local and national support and tools will provide on-going support.

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Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Bournville Village Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Birmingham
Grant award
£378,135
Project Name
Bournville Village Trust

Birmingham Fuel Poverty Alliance partnership will work with people on multiple complex social and economic needs around poverty, housing, domestic abuse, digital inclusion as well as fuel poverty. Ten energy advice advocates with Energy Efficiency training will deliver advice and advocacy, raising awareness of the help among people who are newly at risk of fuel poverty due to the economic and social impacts of Covid-19. 

Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Students Organising for Sustainability UK
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Macclesfield
Grant award
£130,044
Project Name
Homes Fit For Study

Homes Fit For Study (HFFS) will support over 21,500 students helping reduce their exposure to fuel poverty by providing high quality home energy advice to students, living in the private rented sector (PRS), supporting them to adopt energy saving habits through a behaviour change and awareness raising campaign, implement low/no cost energy efficiency measures, improve their thermal comfort and understand their heating systems, learn to understand energy bills and tariffs, including switching advice and support, in particular those already struggling with their bills, seek out energy efficient

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Homes Fit For Study (HFFS) will support over 21,500 students helping reduce their exposure to fuel poverty by providing high quality home energy advice to students, living in the private rented sector (PRS), supporting them to adopt energy saving habits through a behaviour change and awareness raising campaign, implement low/no cost energy efficiency measures, improve their thermal comfort and understand their heating systems, learn to understand energy bills and tariffs, including switching advice and support, in particular those already struggling with their bills, seek out energy efficient properties and appliances. Home energy audits will be delivered by trained student home energy advisors, providing peer-to-peer advice. 

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Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£408,265
Project Name
WHAM (Warmer Homes Advice and Money)

The WHAM project (Warmer Homes Advice and Money) will support Bristol and North Somerset’s most vulnerable residents – giving advice on energy, money and benefits, and carrying out home repairs. It will ensure those in fuel poverty and whose health or circumstances make them vulnerable to a cold home can freely access support of Bristol and North Somerset’s leading organisations tackling all aspects of fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 11
Charity
Groundwork London
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£127,938
Project Name
COMFORT

COMFORT (Collaboration to minimise fuel consumption for residents in west London) will enable the growth and development of a successful partnership between Groundwork London, two Local Authorities and numerous other local community partners, to support the most vulnerable/fuel-poor households in west London. Through a combination of high-quality energy-advice home visits, online/telephone consultations and frontline training, energy advisors will directly support 1,350 fuel-poor households, benefitting around 6,255 residents. COMFORT aims to improve the energy-efficiency of homes and help

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COMFORT (Collaboration to minimise fuel consumption for residents in west London) will enable the growth and development of a successful partnership between Groundwork London, two Local Authorities and numerous other local community partners, to support the most vulnerable/fuel-poor households in west London. Through a combination of high-quality energy-advice home visits, online/telephone consultations and frontline training, energy advisors will directly support 1,350 fuel-poor households, benefitting around 6,255 residents. COMFORT aims to improve the energy-efficiency of homes and help vulnerable energy consumers to better represent their interests in the energy market. 

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Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Stoke-on-Trent
Grant award
£265,683
Project Name
PMW Energy

The PMW Energy project will establish a dedicated Energy Advice Team and is aimed at all people suffering fuel poverty or exclusion. It will focus activity on raising beneficiaries' awareness and understanding of the benefits of energy efficiency measures, how reducing fuel poverty can improve their physical and mental health, and getting the best deal on their fuel bills by switching tariffs or suppliers. Practical help will aim to ensure local people can access the full range of benefits and access measures and grants available from commercial, statutory and charitable sources such as

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The PMW Energy project will establish a dedicated Energy Advice Team and is aimed at all people suffering fuel poverty or exclusion. It will focus activity on raising beneficiaries' awareness and understanding of the benefits of energy efficiency measures, how reducing fuel poverty can improve their physical and mental health, and getting the best deal on their fuel bills by switching tariffs or suppliers. Practical help will aim to ensure local people can access the full range of benefits and access measures and grants available from commercial, statutory and charitable sources such as insulation and efficiency, grants, concessions, hardship schemes through active referrals.

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Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
ClwydAlyn Housing Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Saint Asaph
Grant award
£476,997
Project Name
Healthy Homes, People, Lives & Communities

Healthy Homes, People, Lives and Communities will support a minimum of 3000 vulnerable households and 5000 residents across North Wales to be warmer, safer and healthier. Employing a holistic approach that identifies and prevents fuel poverty to enable residents to get on-going, sustainable support in the region. By providing immediate, direct support to households, training frontline staff to provide ongoing support, and enabling people to address fuel poverty as well as avoidable health and well-being issues, the project will help create warmer, safer and healthier communities across North

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Healthy Homes, People, Lives and Communities will support a minimum of 3000 vulnerable households and 5000 residents across North Wales to be warmer, safer and healthier. Employing a holistic approach that identifies and prevents fuel poverty to enable residents to get on-going, sustainable support in the region. By providing immediate, direct support to households, training frontline staff to provide ongoing support, and enabling people to address fuel poverty as well as avoidable health and well-being issues, the project will help create warmer, safer and healthier communities across North Wales.  

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