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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 2
Charity
Torus Foundation
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Saint Helens
Grant award
£192,976
Project Name
Supportive Energy- phase two

The project will provide energy advice, advocacy and practical solutions for vulnerable social housing residents living in areas of high deprivation across the Northwest, impacted by Covid-19, the cost-of-living crisis, and changes to the energy price cap. Two qualified Energy Advice Officers will deliver bespoke energy advice, alongside wrap-around support to provide a holistic service which meets the complex, multiple needs of vulnerable tenants. This will include benefit maximization, employment advice and access to health and wellbeing support.
 

Phase 1
Round 2
Charity
The Wise Group
Location
United Kingdom
  • Scotland
  • Glasgow
Grant award
£118,040
Project Name
Energy Shedders

The project will work with attendees from Men’s Sheds in North and South Lanarkshire. The project aims to give out energy advice to people, and empower them to educate the wider community.

Phase 1
Round 2
Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Gloucester
Grant award
£60,000
Project Name
Warm & Well - Home Energy Advice

Warm and Well: This project, in collaboration with NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group and SWEA Caring for Communities and People, will support 1,500 local households in making their homes warmer and more comfortable.

Phase 2
Round 2
Charity
Citizens Advice Essex
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Maldon
Grant award
£402,438
Project Name
Warm Start Plus

The project will support 2,750 families with dependent children in vulnerable situations in Essex, Southend and Thurrock. The team of advisers will work with key providers of children's services and emerging voluntary sector partnerships responding to the cost-of-living crisis and through a network of warm spaces being developed across the region to support families in the greatest need. Partnerships recently established will be utilised to increase referrals. Home visits will be undertaken to provide behavioural change support and to better identify opportunities for referrals to retrofit

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The project will support 2,750 families with dependent children in vulnerable situations in Essex, Southend and Thurrock. The team of advisers will work with key providers of children's services and emerging voluntary sector partnerships responding to the cost-of-living crisis and through a network of warm spaces being developed across the region to support families in the greatest need. Partnerships recently established will be utilised to increase referrals. Home visits will be undertaken to provide behavioural change support and to better identify opportunities for referrals to retrofit programmes. Families will be helped to stabilise and maximise income, deal with fuel and other debts, resolve disputes with energy companies and ensure priority services registration.

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Phase 2
Round 2
Charity
Habitats & Heritage
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Twickenham
Grant award
£35,756
Project Name
SW Leap Fuel Crisis Extension

South West London Energy Advice Partnership (SW Leap) has been operating for just over a year of its 2 year project (August 2021 - July 2023) with financial support from the Energy Redress Fund.  Working in the London Boroughs of Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth demand has increased for help from those in fuel poverty and have a waiting list of several weeks for home visits. Energy adviser capacity will be increased and small measures such as LED bulbs and radiator panels for the additional home visits will be added.  

Phase 2
Round 2
Charity
Peterborough Environment City Trust
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Peterborough
Grant award
£243,299
Project Name
Cambridgeshire Home Energy Support Services Plus

Many families in Cambridgeshire are coping with increased in energy prices as well as an increase in poverty in the area. Cambridgeshire Home Energy Support Services Plus (CHESS+) will expand the work with front-line workers to support households to reduce their energy bills and improve health and well-being. Experienced Energy Advisers will provide energy efficiency advice by phone, undertake home energy visits, and offer funding to help clear fuel debt or buy energy, including oil and LPG gas, where people cannot afford to heat their homes. Where appropriate, advisers will also make

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Many families in Cambridgeshire are coping with increased in energy prices as well as an increase in poverty in the area. Cambridgeshire Home Energy Support Services Plus (CHESS+) will expand the work with front-line workers to support households to reduce their energy bills and improve health and well-being. Experienced Energy Advisers will provide energy efficiency advice by phone, undertake home energy visits, and offer funding to help clear fuel debt or buy energy, including oil and LPG gas, where people cannot afford to heat their homes. Where appropriate, advisers will also make referrals to other providers. The project will support families through the long-term impacts of the ongoing cost of living crisis by providing households with the resources they need to stay warm and healthy.

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Phase 2
Round 2
Charity
Warrington Disability Partnership
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
Grant award
£391,768
Project Name
Energy Saving Support Service

Warrington Disability Partnership provide free, impartial, high-quality energy advice and support services across communities of disabled people, elderly people, people who have long-term health conditions, their carers and families. In addition, they offer energy advice to vulnerable clients who are facing difficulties paying their energy bills. This service meets a gap in services unavailable locally and is in response to the unprecedented increase in the cost of energy and living. In partnership with Warrington Community Energy, Warrington Borough Council’s well-being teams, Citizens Advice

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Warrington Disability Partnership provide free, impartial, high-quality energy advice and support services across communities of disabled people, elderly people, people who have long-term health conditions, their carers and families. In addition, they offer energy advice to vulnerable clients who are facing difficulties paying their energy bills. This service meets a gap in services unavailable locally and is in response to the unprecedented increase in the cost of energy and living. In partnership with Warrington Community Energy, Warrington Borough Council’s well-being teams, Citizens Advice Bureau, Food Banks, Housing Associations, Utility Providers, Carers Centre and a range of community groups, the service will be promoted to reach the most vulnerable people living in fuel poverty.

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Phase 1
Round 3
Charity
Care & Repair Cymru
Location
United Kingdom
  • Wales
  • Cardiff
Grant award
£75,412
Project Name
Fighting Fuel Poverty

The project will review the energy advice service currently delivered through local Care & Repair (C&R) agencies across Wales. The review will help to identify training needs and will inform training events and the development of a good practice guide for the customer facing staff. The project aims to increase the number of C&R clients benefitting from the energy advice service to 4000 per year, and plans to support 150 elderly people through a dedicated hardship fund

Phase 1
Round 3
Charity
Foresight Limited
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Grimsby
Grant award
£45,519
Project Name
I'm not wasting my Energy

: The project will provide energy advice and support to around 2,000 people with additional support needs in the North and North East of Lincolnshire. The project aims to significantly improve the quality of life for recipients through energy saving measures leading to monetary savings and warmer homes. Four employees will be trained and complete energy qualifications, and over 100 volunteers will be briefed to provide energy advice. 

Phase 1
Round 3
Charity
National Energy Action (NEA)
Location
United Kingdom
  • England
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
Grant award
£56,523
Project Name
A warm Welcome

This project will see National Energy Action (NEA) collaborate with the charity ‘Baby Lifeline’ to support expectant mothers and families with young children on a low income, with energy advice and support. The project will help them manage their energy bills and keep their homes warm. NEA will also provide training for employees working who can then provide basic energy advice and relevant referrals to other advice and support services.

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