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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 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Citizens Advice North Lancashire
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Lancashire
Grant award
£294,499
Project Name
North Lancashire Energy Matters

The project aims to assist vulnerable residents in Lancaster District to ensure that they can access appropriate advice and support when confronted with energy problems so they can stay warm and safe in their homes. 

They will provide crisis support to residents seeking help with energy problems, deliver energy advice and support, as well as liaise with multiple agencies to ensure clients can get help they are eligible to receive.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Search Newcastle
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Newcastle
Grant award
£44,670
Project Name
West End Warmers 2

The project aims to help elderly people in Newcastle with personalised energy advice. They will hold Energy Awareness Sessions to provide energy saving advice and tips. The project will also offer Energy Advice appointments delivered from their brand new 'Pop-in' shop on the local high street, at their office, or at their community hubs, and 'drop-ins' offering support to liaise with energy providers to resolve billing issues, support with energy switching to the best tariff. Their Energy Advisor offers home energy assessments with advice on steps that can save energy or make the house more

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The project aims to help elderly people in Newcastle with personalised energy advice. They will hold Energy Awareness Sessions to provide energy saving advice and tips. The project will also offer Energy Advice appointments delivered from their brand new 'Pop-in' shop on the local high street, at their office, or at their community hubs, and 'drop-ins' offering support to liaise with energy providers to resolve billing issues, support with energy switching to the best tariff. Their Energy Advisor offers home energy assessments with advice on steps that can save energy or make the house more energy efficient.

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Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Marches Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Shrewsbury
Grant award
£267,495
Project Name
Building Retrofit in the Marches 2

The project will make independent, impartial, and trusted retrofit advice available as widely as possible to householders via free webinars, events, access to their ‘Technical Panel’, and online resources. They will support householders with concerns about affordability and disruption, develop strong installer links, and work at a community level with the support of local advocates, to achieve the highest possible ‘success rate’. The project will demonstrate ways domestic retrofit can be scaled up rapidly and build crucial momentum in decarbonisation across the Marches. 

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Children 1st
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Edinburgh
Grant award
£348,903
Project Name
Children 1st - Energy Support for Families

The project aims to deliver high-quality tailored support and advice to families impacted by childhood adversity, trauma and poverty. The project will address root causes of ongoing fuel poverty, increase energy efficiency awareness, as well as help families stay connected and tackle their energy issues.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Milnbank Housing Association Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£49,910
Project Name
Milnbank Energy Advice Project

The project will offer the communities of Haghill and Dennistoun in the East End of Glasgow access to personalised energy advice and advocacy on an outreach basis across their three community halls. As part of the project, they will develop a series of energy workshops on a wide range of topics, aimed at encouraging behaviour change within their local community. 

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 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Stoke-on-Trent
Grant award
£299,333
Project Name
PMW Energy Redress

The project will work with 25 Foodbanks in Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Cheadle and Leek to provide a comprehensive, dedicated high quality energy advice service dedicated to foodbank customers. They will deliver a range of services with energy advisers in situ from providing information and leaflets to more in-depth casework and support with energy disputes or problems.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Narthex Sparkhill
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Birmingham
Grant award
£49,999
Project Name
Narthex MDA/IAG Energy Support

The project aims to provide energy advice to some of the most vulnerable people of East and South Birmingham. Their specialist energy advisor will work with the team to tackle the many energy related issues experienced by clients including fuel debt, household fuel costs and energy efficiency measures.

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Norfolk Citizens Advice
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Norfolk
Grant award
£134,202
Project Name
Norfolk Energy Collaboration

The Norfolk Energy Collaborative will train Energy Champions to help unserved and vulnerable households to easily reach high quality energy advice and resolve issues with energy bills and efficiency, as well as the challenges that energy poverty can create. The project will empower small community organisations to engage people and link them to a range of valuable services. 

Phase 2
  • Round 6
Round 6
Charity
Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Dumfries
Grant award
£169,460
Project Name
D&G Handy Energy Advice Team (HEAT)

The project aims to support vulnerable and hard-to-reach households with their home energy issues in a way that will help to minimise energy-related difficulties, maximise income, and improve overall household comfort and wellbeing. They will do so via an innovative new service delivery model combining the provision of energy advice and energy-saving measures in a single home visit for those experiencing access issues caused by mobility problems, rural location or low income. 

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