Warm and Adapted Homes

Foundations Independent Living Trust is the charitable arm of Foundations, the national body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIA) in England.Their project will extend and enhance the HIAs can offer to Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) applicants, who are identified as needing energy advice or measures to improve the thermal comfort of their home. There will be over 125 HIA staff who will receive training in energy advice and other associated topics to enable them to provide energy advice during 5000 DFG home visits. Over 1000 small energy saving measures will also be installed in vulnerable client’s homes to help them save energy and keep warm.