Energising Communities - Home Energy Saving Support
‘Energising Communities’ aims to deliver energy saving advice and establishing new and innovative ways of engaging and supporting the most vulnerable households to tackle fuel poverty.
The programme will fund Groundwork Green Doctors – independent energy efficiency experts – to support 2,800 households and offer tailored home-based advice on energy use, behaviour change, switching energy suppliers and benefits/debt support alongside small energy saving measures.
Staff will also deliver energy awareness training to 150 community-based groups using a ‘train the trainer’ model to help support even more households and help to create a legacy for years to come. Findings and evidence drawn from the programme will also contribute towards future projects to help influence future funding models.
A household is in fuel poverty if it is on a low income and faces high costs of keeping adequately warm and other basic energy services. Fuel poverty is driven by three main factors: household income, the current cost of energy and the energy efficiency of the home.
Energising Communities will work in four regions, led by local Groundwork delivery staff in Stoke on Trent, Barnsley, Bolsover and Sunderland, Blackpool and Burnley.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Dean Oliver
- Contact Position
- Project Coordinator
- Telephone
- 07970725436 07970725436
- wmgreendoctor@groundwork.org.uk
- Website
- Groundwork Website
- Scan to visit this website
- Energising Communities Facebook page
Where to go
- Name
- Groundwork West Midlands
- Address
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Pebblevale Premesis
Sneyd Street
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire - Postcode
- ST6 2NP
- Notes
Appointments are made via the website's referral form or by phone and are carried out be an expert energy savings adviser at your home.
Availability
- Referral required
- No
- Referral Details
You can refer yourself or someone else through the website link and submitting the form at the bottom of the page. Once submitted, a member of the team will contact you to help.
DBS Checks
- Have staff or volunteers been DBS (CRB) checked?
- Yes
Related Links
- Links
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Website
Facebook page