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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 £206 million to fund nearly 761 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 5
Charity
Wheatley Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£229,250
Project Name
Energy champions

This project will enable the Foundation to offer an enhanced energy advice service to 12,000 vulnerable social housing tenants across Central Scotland over two years.

The advice team offers friendly one to one support, mostly in people’s homes, working through six social housing providers. 

They help people to understand the information and choices available to them and overcome barriers so that they can access essential products and services from the energy market that are suitable for their needs.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Canolfan Cynghori Ynys Mon
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£46,210
Project Name
I Can Energy

The project will enable the charity to have a qualified energy adviser based in their new Mental Health hubs, to support the most vulnerable people in their communities with home energy issues.

The Energy support worker will help clients to undertake energy comparison activity, understand energy saving behavioural changes and undertake holistic ‘Energy Health Checks' with the intent to make effective referrals to specialist partners e.g. NEST, RSLs, mental health team.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Community Energy Plus
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£80,216
Project Name
Park Homes PLUS

Park Homes PLUS will provide a comprehensive energy efficiency advice service for vulnerable Park Home residents across Cornwall.

Phase 1
Round 5
Charity
Royal Association for Deaf People
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£120,548
Project Name
Deaf Energy Smart

Deaf Energy Smart will provide information and advice about energy to Deaf people in their first language, British Sign Language (BSL).

Information will be provided online in BSL clips, at workshops and at outreach events within the Deaf community. Advice will be provided face-to-face and online via webcam, both in BSL, and during home visits for elderly and vulnerable Deaf people.

Participants will be able to save on energy bills, claim any help they are entitled to, understand and control their energy usage and live more comfortably.

 

Phase 1
  • Round 5
Round 5
Charity
Youth Cymru
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
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
Argyll, Lomond and the Isles Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
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
Cumbria Action for Sustainability
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
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

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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. 

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Phase 1
Round 6
Charity
Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli
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
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
Citizens Advice North Nottinghamshire
Location
United Kingdom
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.

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