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Energy Saving Trust has awarded £1.9 million to seven charities for the twelfth round of Ofgem’s energy redress scheme.
The scheme collects voluntary payments from energy companies that have been found to have breached Ofgem administered rules and redistributes them to charities across Great Britain to support vulnerable customers, tackle fuel poverty and support the transition to net zero emissions.
The beneficiaries of the latest round of grants include:
- PEC Trust, which has received £241,000 to build 40 new affordable homes in partnership with Plymouth City Council that achieve a net zero emissions standard.
- Citizens Advice Denbighshire, which has received £679,000 to deliver energy advice to 6,000 vulnerable veteran households across North Wales alongside veterans’ charities.
- Age UK Sheffield, which has received £75,000 to continue providing energy efficiency advice to vulnerable residents, in particular black and ethnic minorities, through its Reaching Out Sheffield project. The project previously received funding as part of the fourth round of the Energy Redress Scheme.
Steve Chu, chief executive at Age UK Sheffield, said: “We know there are thousands of people already living in fuel poverty in Sheffield, and that is only going to get worse this winter with the price rises we’ve all seen in the news. With this Energy Redress Scheme grant, we will aim to reach the people and communities who need the most help in being able to afford their utility bills and making their homes energy-efficient.”
Graham Ayling, senior project manager at Energy Saving Trust said: “This is a crucial time to fund the work of these charities. The support they provide can help those most in need through this especially difficult time. As world leaders meet for COP26, these projects will also be demonstrating some of the things we need to do to ensure a just transition to net zero that leaves no one behind.”
The full list of grants
| Organisation | Project name | Area Covered | Grant request |
| Age UK Sheffield | Reaching Out Sheffield | Sheffield | £74,574.00 |
| Citizens Advice Denbighshire | Force 4 Energy | North Wales | £678,732.55 |
| Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent | PMW Energy | North Staffordshire | £265,684.10 |
| ClwydAlyn Housing Limited | Healthy Homes, People, Lives & Communities | North Wales | £476,996.55 |
| Groundwork North Wales | The Saving Energy Bank | North East Wales | £49,388.28 |
| PEC Trust | Kings Tamerton Affordable Net Zero Homes | Plymouth | £240,992.00 |
| Weaver Vale Housing Trust | Energy Advice to Reduce Fuel Poverty | England | £186,348.00 |
| Total | £1,972,715.48 |
The energy redress scheme has now awarded more than £31 million of grants to 180 projects since it was launched in 2018. An estimated £10 million will be available to fund new projects in the thirteenth round, which will open to applications in the next few weeks.
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