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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 £150 million to fund nearly 721 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
Energy Projects Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£173,222
Project Name
Energy Action For Warmth

A street by street approach to deliver energy advice to vulnerable residents across the Wirral. Energy Action For Warmth will take learning from their Sustainable Seacombe project into a new area, being the town of Greasby.

The team will split the communities into "micro areas" of approximately 175 homes and on a weekly basis will conduct an awareness campaign within a micro area, to engage with as many residents as possible. This will take the form of door-knocking, home visits, local community drop-in events and telephone advice. 

Advice will be delivered by qualified energy advisers who

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A street by street approach to deliver energy advice to vulnerable residents across the Wirral. Energy Action For Warmth will take learning from their Sustainable Seacombe project into a new area, being the town of Greasby.

The team will split the communities into "micro areas" of approximately 175 homes and on a weekly basis will conduct an awareness campaign within a micro area, to engage with as many residents as possible. This will take the form of door-knocking, home visits, local community drop-in events and telephone advice. 

Advice will be delivered by qualified energy advisers who can refer people onto other appropriate support services too.

 

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Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£113,010
Project Name
Energy Advocate - South Gloucestershire

This project is a partnership between Severn Wye Energy Agency (SWEA) and Sirona Care and Health. It will provide targeted support to hard-to-reach vulnerable people who often fall through the net of conventional fuel poverty programmes. SWEA will embed a trained Energy Advocate within Sirona, to work alongside their frontline staff to help take their clients out of fuel poverty. The Energy Advocate will conduct home visits and grant signposting and hold appointment based and drop-in surgeries across South Gloucestershire.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Cardiff Deaf Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£127,611
Project Name
Deaf Energy Awareness (for the) Future

The project will enable the Centre to employ a BSL Energy Champion who will be trained to deliver energy awareness, advice and guidance to Deaf people, supported by a team of volunteers.

All communication will be in British Sign Language (supported by Interpreter where required). The Champion will deliver 20 awareness/education events over 2 years across South Wales as well as detailed one to one sessions with deaf households to help them save energy and money in their homes.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Groundwork London
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,528
Project Name
EASIE: Energy-Advice Spread through Innovation Engagement

EASIE: Energy-Advice Spread through Innovation Engagement will pilot a range of engagement mechanisms to identify and support 261 under-served/hard-to-reach Hounslow households, including Deaf and Blind residents, people who do not speak any English, residents with severe long-term health conditions and residents suffering from extreme social isolation.

They will achieve this through a combination of assisted energy-advice home visits, bolstered by targeted clinics, stalls and talks at community events and faith groups, and frontline training workshops.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
South Seeds
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£98,859
Project Name
Supporting vulnerable Govanhill energy consumers

This project will provide home energy advice to residents on Glasgow's southside, particularly vulnerable families living in privately rented accommodation. The project will enable experienced energy officers to give face to face advice to residents from their community base, as well as follow up support in the home. 

The service will be promoted through other local organisations and the team will work collaboratively with both the local Council’s energy team and Home Energy Scotland.

Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Bromley by Bow Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£269,196
Project Name
Empower You Too

The Empower You Too project will be delivered in partnership by the Bromley by Bow Centre, Citizens Advice East End, Age UK East London and Poplar Harca, providing essential energy advice to 2,350 people in vulnerable communities in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.

Training for 80 community volunteers as Energy Champions across the four organisations will enable them to advise peers on a wide variety of energy issues through appropriate means of engagement and making onward referrals for more in-depth support and measures.

The project will also develop a toolkit and training resources for

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The Empower You Too project will be delivered in partnership by the Bromley by Bow Centre, Citizens Advice East End, Age UK East London and Poplar Harca, providing essential energy advice to 2,350 people in vulnerable communities in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.

Training for 80 community volunteers as Energy Champions across the four organisations will enable them to advise peers on a wide variety of energy issues through appropriate means of engagement and making onward referrals for more in-depth support and measures.

The project will also develop a toolkit and training resources for other community organisations wishing to take on independent delivery of the energy awareness qualification and energy champion led approach.

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Groundwork London
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,768
Project Name
Fuel-poverty advice for Barnet/ Brent (FABB)

This project aims to support 700 vulnerable households across Brent and Barnet to improve energy efficiency, build resilience to fuel poverty, save money and better represent consumer interests in the energy market.

The project will target low-income residents, older people and residents living with physical health issues or mental illness by providing a combination of home energy visits, targeted energy café events and frontline staff training. Trialling a new approach to outreach by linking with existing community hubs in highly deprived Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).

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This project aims to support 700 vulnerable households across Brent and Barnet to improve energy efficiency, build resilience to fuel poverty, save money and better represent consumer interests in the energy market.

The project will target low-income residents, older people and residents living with physical health issues or mental illness by providing a combination of home energy visits, targeted energy café events and frontline staff training. Trialling a new approach to outreach by linking with existing community hubs in highly deprived Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
St Andrews Environmental Network Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£46,784
Project Name
Warm Up Rural NEF

A project to deliver a home energy advice service in homes around Cupar and Newburgh. Targeting 9000 rural properties, each of which will receive an advice leaflet outlining simple steps householders can take to reduce energy use and information on the wider project.

Furthermore, the project will deliver 60 energy events designed to reach 1500 residents and support 500 of them with in-depth advice; undertake 100 home visits for those identified as fuel poor that will receive a detailed energy audit, installation of small measures including LEDs, radiator panels & draught proofing plus onward

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A project to deliver a home energy advice service in homes around Cupar and Newburgh. Targeting 9000 rural properties, each of which will receive an advice leaflet outlining simple steps householders can take to reduce energy use and information on the wider project.

Furthermore, the project will deliver 60 energy events designed to reach 1500 residents and support 500 of them with in-depth advice; undertake 100 home visits for those identified as fuel poor that will receive a detailed energy audit, installation of small measures including LEDs, radiator panels & draught proofing plus onward referrals to Citizens Advice where required.

The project will enable the charity to have a qualified energy adviser based in their new Mental Health hubs, to support the most vulnerable people in their communities with home energy issues.

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
https://www.carenetwork.org.uk/about-us
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,909
Project Name
Warm & Tariff Checked Homes (WaTCH)

The Project aims to greatly expand their Healthy Homes programme that provides energy advice to distinct vulnerable groups including those with a Learning Disability, people with Autism and people living with a dementia.

The provision of in-depth advice and follow up support is projected to to reach 178 clients and lighter touch advice to more. They are looking to maximise long-term benefits for beneficiaries by providing advice to keep safe and warm, budgeting support around bills, energy efficiency and onward referrals to partner agencies.

Phase 1
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Lancashire BME Network Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£439,313
Project Name
Energy 360

A partnership of five organisations will see ten energy advisors trained to deliver face-to-face energy saving advice to 1350 Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) households in Pennine Lancashire, so that they can access and benefit from specialist energy advice. The interventions will be delivered in a culturally sensitive way, in various community languages and from community venues to ensure accessibility. 

The advisors will work closely with beneficiaries, offering a tailored support package including home energy health checks, benefit maximisation checks, letter reading/writing, interpreting

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A partnership of five organisations will see ten energy advisors trained to deliver face-to-face energy saving advice to 1350 Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) households in Pennine Lancashire, so that they can access and benefit from specialist energy advice. The interventions will be delivered in a culturally sensitive way, in various community languages and from community venues to ensure accessibility. 

The advisors will work closely with beneficiaries, offering a tailored support package including home energy health checks, benefit maximisation checks, letter reading/writing, interpreting, advocacy, signposting and referrals onwards.

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