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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 12
Charity
Weaver Vale Housing Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£186,348
Project Name
Energy Advice to Reduce Fuel Poverty

Energy Advice to Reduce Fuel Poverty seeks to reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty for those on low incomes, those with illness or disabilities who require more energy to heat their home, those who don’t feel confident to represent his/her interests in the energy market and those customers and at risk of losing their home due to financial issues.  The project will address the root cause of fuel poverty and deliver long term solutions through referrals to in-house and external support teams delivering money advice, employment support and health and wellbeing support.    

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Energy Advice to Reduce Fuel Poverty seeks to reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty for those on low incomes, those with illness or disabilities who require more energy to heat their home, those who don’t feel confident to represent his/her interests in the energy market and those customers and at risk of losing their home due to financial issues.  The project will address the root cause of fuel poverty and deliver long term solutions through referrals to in-house and external support teams delivering money advice, employment support and health and wellbeing support.    

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Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
Age UK Sheffield
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£74,574
Project Name
Reaching Out Sheffield

Reaching Out Sheffield will deliver energy efficiency advice to 1,500 of the city’s hardest to reach and most vulnerable older people, with a particular focus on black and ethnic minority people. It will provide advice on saving energy, keeping homes warm, support to reduce fuel bills, and repairing or replacing faulty equipment. Where needed, we will also provide and fit, free of charge, equipment such as draught excluders and low energy light bulbs.

Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
Citizens Advice Denbighshire
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£678,732
Project Name
Force 4 Energy

Force 4 Energy, will deliver energy advice to 6,000 vulnerable veteran households, recruiting from the veteran community to help the veteran community. Trained outreach assessors will provide energy efficiency assessments, delivery and installation of small efficiency measures and remote/home visit advice. The project will help households to deal with energy and other debts, to access the Warm Homes Discount, to get better deals and to resolve disputes with energy companies. It will also provide guidance on free or low-cost changes that can be made around the home to reduce fuel usage some of

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Force 4 Energy, will deliver energy advice to 6,000 vulnerable veteran households, recruiting from the veteran community to help the veteran community. Trained outreach assessors will provide energy efficiency assessments, delivery and installation of small efficiency measures and remote/home visit advice. The project will help households to deal with energy and other debts, to access the Warm Homes Discount, to get better deals and to resolve disputes with energy companies. It will also provide guidance on free or low-cost changes that can be made around the home to reduce fuel usage some of which we will provide. 

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Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£265,683
Project Name
PMW Energy

The PMW Energy project will establish a dedicated Energy Advice Team and is aimed at all people suffering fuel poverty or exclusion. It will focus activity on raising beneficiaries' awareness and understanding of the benefits of energy efficiency measures, how reducing fuel poverty can improve their physical and mental health, and getting the best deal on their fuel bills by switching tariffs or suppliers. Practical help will aim to ensure local people can access the full range of benefits and access measures and grants available from commercial, statutory and charitable sources such as

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The PMW Energy project will establish a dedicated Energy Advice Team and is aimed at all people suffering fuel poverty or exclusion. It will focus activity on raising beneficiaries' awareness and understanding of the benefits of energy efficiency measures, how reducing fuel poverty can improve their physical and mental health, and getting the best deal on their fuel bills by switching tariffs or suppliers. Practical help will aim to ensure local people can access the full range of benefits and access measures and grants available from commercial, statutory and charitable sources such as insulation and efficiency, grants, concessions, hardship schemes through active referrals.

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Phase 1
Round 12
Charity
ClwydAlyn Housing Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
Grant award
£476,997
Project Name
Healthy Homes, People, Lives & Communities

Healthy Homes, People, Lives and Communities will support a minimum of 3000 vulnerable households and 5000 residents across North Wales to be warmer, safer and healthier. Employing a holistic approach that identifies and prevents fuel poverty to enable residents to get on-going, sustainable support in the region. By providing immediate, direct support to households, training frontline staff to provide ongoing support, and enabling people to address fuel poverty as well as avoidable health and well-being issues, the project will help create warmer, safer and healthier communities across North

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Healthy Homes, People, Lives and Communities will support a minimum of 3000 vulnerable households and 5000 residents across North Wales to be warmer, safer and healthier. Employing a holistic approach that identifies and prevents fuel poverty to enable residents to get on-going, sustainable support in the region. By providing immediate, direct support to households, training frontline staff to provide ongoing support, and enabling people to address fuel poverty as well as avoidable health and well-being issues, the project will help create warmer, safer and healthier communities across North Wales.  

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Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Citizens Advice Edinburgh,
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
Grant award
£51,033
Project Name
EMPOWER

EMPOWER  will provide personalised, targeted, energy advice to consumers within Edinburgh who are particularly vulnerable as a result of their recent unsecure living situation, low income, or health status.  Principally targeting individuals entering new tenancies, it will take an educational, preventative approach to stop new tenants from developing utility arrears and reaching a point of crisis, which may include self-disconnection.

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Nottingham Energy Partnership
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£380,750
Project Name
Conservation Retrofit Catalyst

Conservation Retrofit Catalyst will reduce carbon emissions by improving the uptake and quality of retrofit for homes constructed before 1919 which comprise 21% of the UK housing stock and are proportionally the greatest contributor to carbon emissions from domestic buildings. Working alongside leading conservation architects, the partnership will address the additional steps required for traditional homes to access effective whole house retrofit, including compliance, funding, skills, uptake and performance. The project will be piloted in the Old Meadows Conservation Area in Nottingham and be

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Conservation Retrofit Catalyst will reduce carbon emissions by improving the uptake and quality of retrofit for homes constructed before 1919 which comprise 21% of the UK housing stock and are proportionally the greatest contributor to carbon emissions from domestic buildings. Working alongside leading conservation architects, the partnership will address the additional steps required for traditional homes to access effective whole house retrofit, including compliance, funding, skills, uptake and performance. The project will be piloted in the Old Meadows Conservation Area in Nottingham and be used to develop a replicable model to overcome the specific barriers to retrofit in Conservation Areas and tackle one of the most significant challenges to meeting emissions targets for UK domestic buildings.

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Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Citizens Advice Hillingdon
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£55,755
Project Name
Heat 4 Hillingdon

Heat 4 Hillingdon  is a partnership project between Citizens Advice Hillingdon, Bell Farm Christian Centre  (BFCC) and Disablement Association Hillingdon (DASH). It aims to provide advice and support on energy issues to vulnerable consumers across London Borough of Hillingdon. Citizens Advice Hillingdon brings expertise in energy advice and working with a variety of marginalised communities.         

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
PEC Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£324,260
Project Name
Energy Team

Energy Team will deliver fuel poverty support and energy advice through a single point of contact service for low income families and refugees. They will consolidate and expand partnerships to improve access to high quality, trusted energy advice. Trained advisors will offer advice in the home, community, drop-ins, online and in telephone consultations to reach 3200 residents. 

Phase 1
Round 13
Charity
Citizens Advice SORT Group
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£374,752
Project Name
Tenants Powered Up

Tenants Powered Up will deliver intensive energy advice to people living in privately rented accommodation and vulnerable situations and will assemble a team of specialist Energy Advice workers. They will work closely with local authorities, the Combined Mayoral Authority, the Fire service, and voluntary sector partners to provide direct energy advice to around 2800 tenants. It will also help ensure landlords meet their obligations by working with local authority enforcement functions and by internal referral to our specialist Legal Aid Housing Advice provision.

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