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More than £2.9 million has been awarded to British charities in the latest round of the energy redress scheme.
Energy Saving Trust (EST) announced today (28 July) that 11 charities have been awarded the funding in the seventh round of the scheme, which redistributes voluntary redress payments from energy companies to support vulnerable energy consumers.
In total there were 57 applications from charities seeking more than £11.5 million in funding. Organisations such as the national disability charity Scope and cancer charity Macmillan, will receive grants ranging from £24,000 to £449,000 to deliver projects across Great Britain.
Other projects benefiting from the funding include energy advice services for the elderly and vulnerable people being discharged from hospital; energy advice and in-home support targeted at over 70s in Wales; specialist support for deaf and hard of hearing consumers in Scotland and research into the accessibility of energy saving apps for the disabled and elderly.
Charities awarded funding
Organisation Name |
Area covered by project |
Grant Request |
| Care & Repair Cymru | Wales wide | £499,850.00 |
| Centre for Sustainable Energy | Wiltshire and Swindon | £210,484.50 |
| Community Energy Plus | Cornwall | £305,559.24 |
| Cunninghame Housing Association (Lemon Aid- Citrus switch) | Ayrshire | £245,281.42 |
| Deaf Action | Scotland | £160,544.00 |
| Groundwork London | South London | £285,492.36 |
| Groundwork South Trust Limited | Kent | £389,526.50 |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | GB Wide | £278,874.20 |
| Research Institute for Consumer Affairs | GB Wide | £24,409.51 |
| Scope | England and Wales | £474,158.00 |
| Severn Wye Energy Agency | Herefordshire | £107,419.00 |
Katie Reville, development officer for the scheme, said: “We had a great range of charities apply in round 7 and our independent grants panel had to make some difficult decisions over which projects to fund.
“Most of the round 7 projects will be ready to support vulnerable households over the coming heating season, which is important as demand for energy advice is expected to increase this winter due to the financial impacts of Covid-19.”
Since launching in 2018, the energy redress scheme has funded 103 projects across Britain, awarding more than £15.4 million to charities.
The eighth round of the scheme is currently open to applications and has £7 million available. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30 July.
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