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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 660 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 4
Charity
Groundwork West Midlands
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£59,313
Project Name
There's no place like home

Groundwork West Midlands and Home from Hospital Care will work together to deliver affordable warmth support to people returning home from hospital. 500 people will receive in-depth advice and advocacy support, a further 800 people will receive energy literacy information and 400 households will benefit from the installation of small energy saving measures. Two of Home from Hospital Care's 'After Care Coordinators' will become trained energy advisers and 20 of their volunteers will be trained to identify energy related issues when working in people's homes.

 

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Groundwork West Midlands and Home from Hospital Care will work together to deliver affordable warmth support to people returning home from hospital. 500 people will receive in-depth advice and advocacy support, a further 800 people will receive energy literacy information and 400 households will benefit from the installation of small energy saving measures. Two of Home from Hospital Care's 'After Care Coordinators' will become trained energy advisers and 20 of their volunteers will be trained to identify energy related issues when working in people's homes.

 

Two of Home from Hospital Care's 'After Care Coordinators' will become trained energy advisers and 20 of their volunteers will be trained to identify energy related issues when working in people's homes.

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Phase 1
Round 4
Charity
Saltley Community Association
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£41,161
Project Name
Supporting vulnerable energy consumers in Saltley

The project aims to help 600 households within an inner city area of Birmingham with personalised energy and income maximisation advice over the phone, face to face at events and via 200 home visits. The advice will be offered by qualified energy advisors and the team will work with local pharmacies to target vulnerable and hard to reach energy consumers.

Phase 1
Round 4
Charity
the Environment Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£43,434
Project Name
Raising Standards for Southampton Tenants

The project will raise awareness amongst privately renting tenants about their rights, in particular around Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and the housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS) and empower them to report issues, which can then be enforced.

Phase 1
Round 4
Charity
ACE - Energy Action in Caerau and Ely
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£45,980
Project Name
Warm and Safe Partnership

The project will see ACE and Care & Repair Cardiff and Vale work together to deliver energy advice to over 200 vulnerable households across Cardiff. They will work with the local health sector to support those at risk from cold related illnesses and use a mapping tool to target areas of high fuel poverty. The advice will be delivered via home visits, weekly drop in sessions in community venues and at community events.

Phase 1
Round 4
Charity
Age UK Sheffield
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£63,740
Project Name
Older Sheffielders WIN

Age UK will develop their capacity to deliver energy advice through their health based home visiting service, to reach 864 vulnerable older people in Sheffield. The charity will train two members of staff to become Energy Advisers and the project will fund small home energy saving measures that will be installed by their handyperson.

Phase 1
Round 4
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Project Name
Money and Power: Reducing Fuel Poverty

This project will reduce fuel poverty in Blackbird Leys, an area of multiple deprivation on the southeastern edge of Oxford. The advice team will support 500 households with money and power advice appointments over the 2 years and will also refer people on to local charity, Better Housing Better Health, for more intensive energy advice and support.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Age Concern Tyneside South
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£49,568
Project Name
Age Concern Tyneside South

Two Information and Advice staff will be trained to Level 3 City and Guilds in Energy Awareness, so that they can offer high quality energy advice to 300 vulnerable older people aged over 60 in South Tyneside.

The project will improve take up of energy saving measures, ensure residents are in the best position to pay for their energy costs and will use their Handy Service to implement small measures within older people's homes.

 

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Citizens Advice Fylde
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£48,632
Project Name
Fylde Energy

Fylde Energy will help some of the most vulnerable people in their locality to improve their energy health in the short and longer term. 

Open days will be used to raise awareness of energy issues and the support on offer, followed by a series of Energy Health Clinics offering one-to-one appointments to help people address their immediate energy issues. The clinics will be run at their offices in Kirkham, at outreach locations including GP surgeries and through home visits.  

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Live Inclusive
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£111,130
Project Name
Recharge

Live Inclusive is a Charity supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. This project will see the charity recruit two energy advisers to support 620 clients with disabilities/long term health conditions living in Doncaster and Rotherham. The advisers will provide home visits and workshop sessions aimed at the target audience. They will also attend community events and develop energy knowledge amongst their volunteers.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
the Environment Centre
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£173,184
Project Name
Switched on Portmouth

“Switched on Portsmouth” will reach out and support vulnerable and disadvantaged communities at risk of fuel poverty. It will complement and extend the reach of existing activities, through a single point of contact for affordable warmth advice and support in the city.

Winter warmth campaigns will raise awareness amongst the public and front line services about how to keep warm and well and home visits will be offered to vulnerable households requiring in depth hand-holding support with energy issues.

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