Funded projects | Energy Redress scheme

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.

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Full list of projects

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

Phase 1

Round 5

Round 5

Charity

Location

United Kingdom

Wales
Pontypridd

Grant award

£49,849

Project Name

Chillout & Save Your Energy

This project will work with young people to educate and train them to engage with energy issues, providing the understanding, tools, personal support and resources that they need to make better informed choices and decisions regarding energy.

A toolkit will be developed to help specialist youth workers integrate energy advice into their work with young people and the project will enable four social action projects to be developed by young people across Wales.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Cumbria Action for Sustainability

Location

United Kingdom

England
Penrith

Grant award

£217,435

Project Name

Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria

Energy Advisors will provide home energy visits, plus phone, email and online support, as well as other face to face advice. The service will provide energy saving measures, at the advice visit and at a subsequent home visit.

The team will also refer to other support including fire safety checks, home hazards, winter fuel hardship payments, benefits advice, local winter warmth grant funding and advise on further measures available. This will be accomplished by building and training a wide network of energy champions. The project will also undertake further research into the effectiveness of

Energy Advisors will provide home energy visits, plus phone, email and online support, as well as other face to face advice. The service will provide energy saving measures, at the advice visit and at a subsequent home visit.

The team will also refer to other support including fire safety checks, home hazards, winter fuel hardship payments, benefits advice, local winter warmth grant funding and advise on further measures available. This will be accomplished by building and training a wide network of energy champions. The project will also undertake further research into the effectiveness of draught proofing measures in the home.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli

Location

United Kingdom

Wales
Llanelli

Grant award

£127,970

Project Name

Fuel Poverty Action Carmarthenshire

Fuel Poverty Action Carmarthenshire will provide energy advice and support for vulnerable people in Carmarthenshire. The advice will be delivered in the Council's three Customer Advice Hubs in Ammanford, Carmarthen & Llanelli, along with outreach hubs in other rural areas to maximize accessibility for isolated communities. The support will be delivered bilingually and some small energy saving measures will be provided to residents at the roadshows & advice sessions.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Sefton OPERA Older Persons Enabling Resource & Action

Location

United Kingdom

England
Bootle

Grant award

£118,472

Project Name

Sefton 'Silver Savers' Roadshow

Sefton’s 'Silver Savers' Roadshow will target hard to reach older, vulnerable and isolated energy consumers living in the Sefton area. Encouraging them to save energy, save money and spread the message by becoming peer mentors. This will be delivered by Sefton O.P.E.R.A (Older Persons Enabling Resource & Action) with a team of volunteers, local older persons groups and Sefton's Affordable Warmth Team.

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.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Location

United Kingdom

England
London

Grant award

£107,037

Project Name

Bradford Energy Advice

The project will see two new qualified energy advisors join the Family Action team to deliver high quality energy, fuel poverty and income maximisation advice for vulnerable energy consumers in Bradford. Advice will be delivered through in-depth face-to-face appointments at their advice centre and appropriate community venues, home visits to housebound people, telephone/email advice and via workshops in community organisations.

Key areas of advice will include energy saving behavioural advice, information on supplier obligations, understanding energy bills, switching suppliers and income

The project will see two new qualified energy advisors join the Family Action team to deliver high quality energy, fuel poverty and income maximisation advice for vulnerable energy consumers in Bradford. Advice will be delivered through in-depth face-to-face appointments at their advice centre and appropriate community venues, home visits to housebound people, telephone/email advice and via workshops in community organisations.

Key areas of advice will include energy saving behavioural advice, information on supplier obligations, understanding energy bills, switching suppliers and income maximisation advice.

Phase 1

Round 6

Round 6

Charity

Middlesbrough Environment City Trust

Location

United Kingdom

England
Middlesbrough

Grant award

£108,601

Project Name

Cosy Homes South Tees

The project will create energy advice provision in Redcar & Cleveland, developing the proactive approach already used in Middlesbrough and providing consistency across the South Tees Affordable Warmth Partnership area.

Provision of an extensive one-to-one advice programme with a strong focus on families, developing a robust referral pathway to support vulnerable clients through energy advice, access to energy efficiency measures, income maximisation and wellbeing support.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau

Location

United Kingdom

Scotland
Shetland

Grant award

£93,067

Project Name

Warmer Homes for the Shetland Islands

Warmer Homes for the Shetland Islands will provide tailored energy advice across the Shetland Islands, particularly targeting vulnerable people. The project will be delivered through outreach advice sessions and energy awareness events in rural and island communities.

Support offered will include an understanding bills and tariffs, reducing energy consumption through behaviour change, liaison with energy providers, tackling fuel debt and referral for support with energy efficiency measures through the Home Energy Scotland (HES) referral portal.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Citizens Advice North Nottinghamshire

Location

United Kingdom

England
Retford

Grant award

£197,804

Project Name

Be Savvy - Be Energy Smart!

A two-year project to reach disadvantaged vulnerable consumers within Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, to support them to ‘Be Savvy – Be Energy Smart!’ in meeting their energy needs and tackling fuel poverty.

The project will deliver different depths of interaction providing energy advice to both individual consumers and local front-line organisations and will target clients identified as disadvantaged from the local Cancer support centre (Aurora Wellbeing Centre), Foodbanks and Estate agents.

Phase 1

Round 6

Charity

Groundwork London

Location

United Kingdom

England
London

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).

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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