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23rd October 2020Hull: Groundwork Yorkshire awarded financial grant
19 October 2020: Groundwork Yorkshire has received a financial grant from the British Gas Energy Trust to help its efforts in giving invaluable support to people impacted by fuel poverty and energy debt as a result of the pandemic.
The grant will be used to create the Green Doctor Energy Advice Service in Hull – a team of Groundwork’s expert energy advisors – known as Green Doctors – who will help residents save money, stay warm and improve energy efficiency in the home. This team of dedicated advisors will provide a mix of telephone advice or home advice, where the type of intervention will depend on household preference and local restrictions during the pandemic.
The advice provided will cover a wide range of energy related issues to help residents tackle rising gas, electric & water bills – such as switching providers, managing energy debt, identifying where money can be saved and help with accessing grants. Advisors can also provide support to access pre-payment meter top ups during a crisis, and will also fit a range of energy saving measures in homes to help residents feel warmer over the winter.
The importance of the project stems from the need of the residents. The affordable warmth strategy for this region indicates 13.8% of the population is living in fuel poverty. This figure is likely to increase with COVID-19. The intervention of projects like this will be hugely beneficial for the people of Hull in trying to reduce fuel poverty in this region at a time of increasing hardship due to the impact of COVID-19.
The Green Doctors will provide this service from Autumn 2020 right through until the start of Summer 2021. This timeframe gives the Green Doctors chance for a follow-up call to see the positive impacts of the visits and how the clients have benefited from the service. The delivery of the project will be throughout Hull. This is a delivery span of 20 HU postcodes.
Contact details for people in need of support: greendoctorleeds@groundwork.org.uk / Freephone 0808 168 3567
