Coventry Energy Fund

Supported by Coventry Building Society

 

The Coventry Energy Fund is now CLOSED.

We apologise but we are unable to accept any more applications until further notice due to an overwhelming backlog of applications.

 

AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHEME?

All homeowners, private rented tenants and housing association/Council tenants, can apply or be referred for energy vouchers or energy payments if they: 

  1. Live in the City of Coventry
  2. Have a combined gross household income of no more than £31,000 per year
  3. Have no household savings
  4. Have someone living in the home with a vulnerability (see list below) 

If your household satisfies each of the 4 criteria, you can apply for support through the Coventry Energy Fund.

 

Vulnerability criteria:

  • Long term diagnosed and treated health conditions e.g., COPD 
  • Self-employed individuals who have been unable to work or whose income has been impacted by specific situations 
  • Households with unmanageable debt 
  • Recently made redundant 
  • Pregnant 
  • Disabled and in receipt of DLA or PIP 
  • In receipt of free school meals 
  • Other vulnerabilities disclosed by households not on the list but accepted at AOE’s discretion 

 

WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?

Subject to funding and eligibility criteria, this fund could offer you the following:

1. Financial support toward current energy and water costs.

2. Financial support toward energy and water debts.

3. Assistance to repair, service and replace broken boilers and heating systems.

 

1. Financial support toward current energy and water costs

This is open to the following utility types:

  • Electricity
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Oil
  • LPG
  • Solid Fuel (e.g. Coal or Wood)

This support may come in the form of a direct payment to your energy supplier or energy vouchers.

 

How much could I receive?

  • Families  with children under the age of 18 (or young adults up to age 21 in full time education), could receive £500 via direct payment to their energy supplier or 9 x £49 pre-payment energy vouchers for those paying by key or card.
  • Single occupants or couples could receive £300 via direct payment to their energy supplier or 6 x £49 pre-payment vouchers for those paying by key or card.

 

How will the payment be made?

Energy Vouchers

If you use a key or a card to top-up your pre-payment meter you will be issued with PayPoint or Post Office Vouchers. A letter will be sent in the post to your address, containing the energy voucher codes with instructions on how to redeem them.

Energy Payments

A one-off payment onto your gas or electricity account (select 1 energy type only, when completing the application form) for those who pay:

  • by direct debit or
  • on receipt of bill or
  • direct to their supplier

 

What do I need to do?

Applicants must provide evidence of their customer account with their energy or water provider.

This evidence must show your:

  • Name, and
  • Address, and
  • Customer account number.

Evidence will be accepted in the following formats:

  • a photo, screenshot, or paper copy of a recent utility bill or statement.
  • a photo or screenshot of your online account with your utility provider (must show your account number, name and address).

Once you have applied using the form below, you must send in your evidence.

  • Digital evidence can be emailed to CEF@actonenergy.org.uk
  • Paper evidence to be posted to: Act on Energy, Unit 2 Lauriston Business Park, Salford Priors, Warwickshire WR11 8SN.

 

2. Financial support toward Energy & Water Debts

If you require help with electricity, gas and/or water debt, we will require all the above and some additional details.

 

What do I need to do?

1. Complete a separate paper application form for debt relief (to be provided by Act on Energy after this online self-certification application is submitted).

2. Provide evidence to Act on Energy supporting the application (the evidence required will be explained in the paper application form).

3. Agree and accept that at the discretion of the Coventry Energy Fund team it may be a condition of assistance that you are referred to a debt advice service to assist you with budgeting and debt management.

Help is available subject to funding.

 

3. Assistance to repair, service and replace broken boilers and heating systems

This support is only offered to the following tenures of housing:

Owner Occupiers:

  • Must have owned the property for a minimum of 12 months.
  • The property must not be on the market for sale or due to go on the market for sale.

Shared Ownership households who have a contracted duty to repair:

  • Must have owned the property for a minimum of 12 months.
  • The property must not be on the market for sale or due to go on the market for sale.

Long term private rented tenants who have a contracted duty to repair.

 

What could I receive?

This support is open to heating systems of all fuel types and covers the following:

  • Replacement of boilers (all fuel types) beyond economic repair / or replacement of parts/ repair.
  • Replacement or repair of other types of heating systems e.g. storage heaters
  • Installation of first-time heating systems where a gas supply is present
  • Replacement of broken warm air systems to gas fired wet radiator systems
  • Repair/ replacement/ installation of standard or smart heating controls
  • Servicing

 

What do I need to do?

1. Complete a separate paper application form (to be provided by Act on Energy after online self-certification application is submitted).

2. Provide evidence to Act on Energy supporting the application (the evidence required will be explained in the paper application form).

Funding subject to availability.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Before registering your interest, please note:

1. There is no guarantee of support and this is not an emergency scheme.

2. We accept referrals from both Professional Referrers and friends or family members.

 

The scheme is now closed.

 

 

 

This webpage has been last updated: 16.02.2024, 18:15 GMT (UTC+1)