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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 7
Charity
Macmillan Cancer Support
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£278,874
Project Name
Tackling fuel poverty caused by cancer

The project will support the Macmillan Energy Advice Team for one year, enabling people affected by cancer to access free high-quality phone advice at a time they are most vulnerable. This team specifically focuses on keeping people warm in their homes and is made up of energy specialists who offer advice on the support available.  They work tirelessly with energy providers to help people source special tariffs and discounts and help to write off energy debt. 

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Care & Repair Cymru
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Cardiff
Grant award
£499,850
Project Name
Care & Repair - 70+ Cymru

70+ Cymru is a Wales-wide partnership project, led by Care & Repair Cymru and the 13 local Care & Repair agencies. 70+ Cymru will deliver a comprehensive package of measures and advice to older owner occupiers and private tenants whose energy vulnerability puts them in or at particular risk of fuel poverty. It will provide advice and support on home energy saving techniques and housing improvements so that people over 70 years old can heat their homes effectively and safely.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Scope
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
Grant award
£474,158
Project Name
Disability Energy Hub

The national disability equality charity Scope will launch a new telephone support service for disabled households struggling with their energy bills. Households across England & Wales with any disabled resident – adult or child – will be eligible for support and the service is free for all customers. Customers will be assigned their own energy advisor and choose appointment times to suit them. The advisor will navigate each customer through a series of steps to boost their finances and reduce their outgoings.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bristol
Grant award
£210,484
Project Name
A Warm Welcome Home

This project will support vulnerable people about to leave hospitals in Wiltshire and Swindon with one-to-one in-depth personalised energy advice at a critical time in their lives, when they are at their most vulnerable and may have energy related money issues or risk returning to a cold and damp house, endangering their health. Two advisors, one at Great Western Hospital, Swindon, the other at Salisbury District Hospital will provide patients with in-depth energy advice, alongside ongoing casework and follow-up home visits to those needing more support.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Gloucester
Grant award
£107,418
Project Name
Energy Advocate - Herefordshire

This project is a partnership between Severn Wye Energy Agency and the Herefordshire Talk Community and Social Prescribing Services. It will provide targeted support to hard-to-reach vulnerable people in rural areas who often fall through the net of conventional fuel poverty programmes. The project will embed a trained Energy Advocate within the two teams in Herefordshire to work alongside their frontline staff to help take people out of fuel poverty.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Community Energy Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Truro
Grant award
£305,559
Project Name
Cornwall Energy Advice Service

The Cornwall Energy Advice Service will support vulnerable consumers across Cornwall at risk of or experiencing fuel poverty. Over 2 years, a dedicated team will support over 1750 households with a wide range of energy advice and support including help securing energy saving improvements and debt/income maximisation services. Households will reduce their energy consumption and gain the skills needed to better manage their energy.

Phase 1
Round 7
Charity
Cunninghame Housing Association (Lemon Aid- Citrus switch)
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Arbroath
Grant award
£245,281
Project Name
Ayrshire LemonAid Energy Advice Service

This project will support an energy advice team to address the needs of those experiencing fuel poverty by reducing energy bills, fuel debts, sourcing energy efficient measures, generating financial gains and supporting residents to become more informed about the energy industry.

Phase 1
Round 8
Charity
Bioregional
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Bognor Regis
Grant award
£198,810
Project Name
Scaling-up deep retrofit for social landlords

This will be a collaborative research project that seeks to develop a sustainable business model for social landlords to deliver low-carbon, whole-house retrofit for hard-to-treat homes. Over 12-months the team will establish a baseline of properties, tenant perspectives, risks and costs. Through systems modelling they’ll review existing solutions, shortlisting the most promising technologies, design and create specifications that detail whole life costings, different business models and business cases. They will also  identify opportunities for replication of the model across a range of

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This will be a collaborative research project that seeks to develop a sustainable business model for social landlords to deliver low-carbon, whole-house retrofit for hard-to-treat homes. Over 12-months the team will establish a baseline of properties, tenant perspectives, risks and costs. Through systems modelling they’ll review existing solutions, shortlisting the most promising technologies, design and create specifications that detail whole life costings, different business models and business cases. They will also  identify opportunities for replication of the model across a range of typologies to provide a commercially-viable dissemination service package to the housing industry.

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Phase 1
Round 8
Charity
Cloch Housing Association
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Greenock
Grant award
£162,613
Project Name
Energy Activators

Energy Activators is an energy advice project targeting residents within Inverclyde’s most 15% deprived areas, who are in greatest need of support to reduce household energy consumption. The project is a partnership between Cloch Housing Association, Oak Tree Housing Association, Larkfield Housing Association and The Wise Group. The project will see shared energy advisers undertaking home energy advice visits to those most in need and holding monthly drop-in Energy Cafés in community venues. The project also involves an Energy Mentoring Trainee Support Programme that will provide dedicated

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Energy Activators is an energy advice project targeting residents within Inverclyde’s most 15% deprived areas, who are in greatest need of support to reduce household energy consumption. The project is a partnership between Cloch Housing Association, Oak Tree Housing Association, Larkfield Housing Association and The Wise Group. The project will see shared energy advisers undertaking home energy advice visits to those most in need and holding monthly drop-in Energy Cafés in community venues. The project also involves an Energy Mentoring Trainee Support Programme that will provide dedicated training and work experience opportunities to local unemployed individuals.

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Phase 1
Round 8
Charity
Burmantofts Community Projects
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Leeds
Grant award
£355,738
Project Name
Money Buddies Energy Plus

Money Buddies Energy Plus's Advisers will provide energy and financial well-being advice in vulnerable client's homes and at 20 Foodbanks throughout Leeds and the surrounding bordering postcodes. Clients will have their own tailored Money Buddy Energy Plus Plan; a cooperative tool designed to motivate clients to keep track of their progress on agreed actions, including facilitating behavioural change, energy advice recommendations, dealing with debts and financial well-being. Advisers review progress with clients and find out what support will be required in the future. The project will work

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Money Buddies Energy Plus's Advisers will provide energy and financial well-being advice in vulnerable client's homes and at 20 Foodbanks throughout Leeds and the surrounding bordering postcodes. Clients will have their own tailored Money Buddy Energy Plus Plan; a cooperative tool designed to motivate clients to keep track of their progress on agreed actions, including facilitating behavioural change, energy advice recommendations, dealing with debts and financial well-being. Advisers review progress with clients and find out what support will be required in the future. The project will work with the local Groundwork Green Doctor Team to ensure clients also have access to energy saving home improvements.

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