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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 13
Charity
Age Concern Tyneside South
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • South Shields
Grant award
£49,925
Project Name
My House is Cold Too

My House is Cold Too will continue the work delivered within the past 2 years, by delivering high quality energy advice to vulnerable older people with referrals and practical measures given to improve fuel efficiency in their homes. They will continue to build staff skills and increase advice capacity to support over 900 more people with this project.

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Citizens Advice Sutton
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Wallington
Grant award
£267,108
Project Name
Energy Max

Energy Max is a collaborative project offering specialist fuel poverty advice and will be delivered across South West London covering a population of around 1.6million.  This partnership seeks to greatly improve fuel poverty and advice provision by going beyond standard referrals between organisations and undertaking a joint case handling approach. It will address an existing and rapidly growing shortfall in fuel poverty and debt advice services capacity and capability.  

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Nottingham
Grant award
£701,557
Project Name
Warm & Wise

Warm & Wise is a pioneering project specifically supporting older energy consumers in vulnerable situations across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, supporting 7,000 households in a two-year period with in-depth, personally tailored energy advice and the fitting of free energy-saving measures and minor repairs. In addition, in-depth telephone calls and energy-related support will increase householders' incomes via welfare benefits applications, all of which supports areas of high fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Foresight Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Grimsby
Grant award
£47,028
Project Name
Making best use of my Energy

Making best use of my Energy will provide high quality advice and support which is currently unavailable on a local basis to disabled and older people residing in East Lindsey, North and North East Lincolnshire significantly improving quality of life through financial savings, warmer homes and a better understanding of the energy needs and usage resulting in behavioural change and positive decisions as a result of accessing the project.

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
South Seeds
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£113,398
Project Name
Working with Southside vulnerable energy consumers

Working with Southside vulnerable energy consumers will solve residents' energy issues for one of the most densely populated areas in Scotland, where 35,000 residents live within a 20 minute walk. In an area of mixed tenure and mixed demographics, they will target vulnerable families living in privately rent accommodation and solve the energy issues of over 500 households per year.

Phase 2
Round 1
Charity
Citizen Outreach Coalition
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Liverpool
Grant award
£122,306
Project Name
Energy Savings Awareness Campaign

The Energy Savings Awareness Campaign will identify and deliver energy saving advice to households experiencing fuel poverty because of the recent energy price hikes. Beneficiaries will include refugees that have been given their status and a tenancy. These group of people are more vulnerable and at risk and in need due to language barrier. All home/telephone advice will be delivered by a trained adviser who will work full time to deliver energy savings advice. The project will also produce several energy savings multilingual advice videos that will be heavily promoted on social media in

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The Energy Savings Awareness Campaign will identify and deliver energy saving advice to households experiencing fuel poverty because of the recent energy price hikes. Beneficiaries will include refugees that have been given their status and a tenancy. These group of people are more vulnerable and at risk and in need due to language barrier. All home/telephone advice will be delivered by a trained adviser who will work full time to deliver energy savings advice. The project will also produce several energy savings multilingual advice videos that will be heavily promoted on social media in target communities.

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Phase 2
Round 1
Charity
Groundwork London
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£680,536
Project Name
SLEEP

The South London Energy Efficiency partnership (SLEEP) project will support the continued evolution of the successful SLEEP project, which aims to provide a large-scale and strategically coordinated effort to tackle the unprecedented levels of rising fuel poverty across South London, brought about by the cost of living crisis and ongoing increases to the energy price cap. Groundwork London, working in partnership with SELCE, Thinking Works and 11 Local Authorities, will deliver holistic and targeted interventions consisting of high-quality (face-to-face and online/phone-based) energy advice

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The South London Energy Efficiency partnership (SLEEP) project will support the continued evolution of the successful SLEEP project, which aims to provide a large-scale and strategically coordinated effort to tackle the unprecedented levels of rising fuel poverty across South London, brought about by the cost of living crisis and ongoing increases to the energy price cap. Groundwork London, working in partnership with SELCE, Thinking Works and 11 Local Authorities, will deliver holistic and targeted interventions consisting of high-quality (face-to-face and online/phone-based) energy advice, directly supporting 5,900 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. Through the provision of ‘Money Matters Champion’ training to Energy Advisors, this project will trial the integration of more comprehensive/wider-reaching income and debt advice into home visits, recognising that income and debt are key drivers of fuel poverty. 

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Phase 2
Round 1
Charity
North Devon Homes
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Barnstaple
Grant award
£189,491
Project Name
Evaluating solar PV with electric heating

The Evaluating solar PV with electric heating project will build the case for social landlords installing solar PV after the feed-in tariff. It will assess how solar PV can make different forms of electric heating more affordable. North Devon Homes will install 16 solar PV systems in socially rented rural homes in North Devon with existing electric heating systems. These homes will have either storage heaters, storage heaters and batteries, ASHPs or ASHPs and batteries. A further 2 homes will have a Wondrwall system fitted with solar PV, battery storage and infrared heating panels. 11 of

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The Evaluating solar PV with electric heating project will build the case for social landlords installing solar PV after the feed-in tariff. It will assess how solar PV can make different forms of electric heating more affordable. North Devon Homes will install 16 solar PV systems in socially rented rural homes in North Devon with existing electric heating systems. These homes will have either storage heaters, storage heaters and batteries, ASHPs or ASHPs and batteries. A further 2 homes will have a Wondrwall system fitted with solar PV, battery storage and infrared heating panels. 11 of properties will also have energy saving smart hot water cylinders fitted with solar immersion controllers. The project will build on an earlier study with ASHPs and batteries. The potential for other income/savings from the smart export guarantee, advanced smart tariffs, peer to peer trading/Energy Local Club and flexibility payments will be considered.

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Phase 2
Round 1
Charity
the Environment Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Southampton
Grant award
£398,848
Project Name
Hampshire Energy Advice Service

The Hampshire Energy Advice Service will reach out, with targeted messaging, to 35,000 vulnerable households across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton that are struggling to keep warm and well. The project aims to increase the provision of affordable warmth advice across the region to meet the significant increase in demand as a result of the energy crisis. Through proposed activities they will directly support 3,800 households over the phone online and with face-to face energy advice at events. The partnership will engage key council and third sector services across the region, engaging

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The Hampshire Energy Advice Service will reach out, with targeted messaging, to 35,000 vulnerable households across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton that are struggling to keep warm and well. The project aims to increase the provision of affordable warmth advice across the region to meet the significant increase in demand as a result of the energy crisis. Through proposed activities they will directly support 3,800 households over the phone online and with face-to face energy advice at events. The partnership will engage key council and third sector services across the region, engaging and training 500 frontline workers to raise awareness of fuel poverty and highlight the help available. In addition they provide a greatly enhanced digital offering, practical support through distributing energy saving packs and discretionary grants to those most in need. They will also foster increased collaboration between partners.

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Phase 2
Round 1
Charity
Citizens Advice Cheshire West
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Winsford
Grant award
£177,445
Project Name
Energy for Life

The Energy for Life project aims to support the most vulnerable residents of Cheshire to reduce their energy bills and make the most of their energy supply. It aims to create awareness of, and support application to, funds and schemes that can help people with their energy costs. After understanding each individual situation advisors will provide energy advice to the most vulnerable residents of Cheshire. This advice will be based on providing support to residents to make changes that will help for years to come, introducing energy saving measures, behavioural changes to cut energy costs and

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The Energy for Life project aims to support the most vulnerable residents of Cheshire to reduce their energy bills and make the most of their energy supply. It aims to create awareness of, and support application to, funds and schemes that can help people with their energy costs. After understanding each individual situation advisors will provide energy advice to the most vulnerable residents of Cheshire. This advice will be based on providing support to residents to make changes that will help for years to come, introducing energy saving measures, behavioural changes to cut energy costs and applications to grants. They will help people in the way that suits them best: individual face to face advice, online advice or by phone. It will also run group workshops in local community venues and attend events. 

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