Choices4Energy

An exciting initiative to support 'fuel poor' households in the borough.

Choices4Energy is now part of the Home Improvement Agency!

Choices4Energy is an energy efficiency advice centre set up to provide advice on how residents of the borough can save money on their energy bills.

Take our survey and let us know how we're doing.

Collective Energy Switching

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To help you get a better deal on their energy bills we are working with switching partner iChoosr, who run many energy switching schemes across the country. Find out more about energy switching.

Warm Home Discount Scheme

One-off grants are available to families and individuals on low incomes in the run up to winter.

All major energy companies are required by the Government to take part in the Warm Home Discount Scheme, which gives eligible customers a one-off grant towards their electricity bill or prepayment meter during the winter.

Schemes are set to open from around August and the payment is expected to remain the same as previous years at £140.

Families on low incomes or benefits are encouraged to get ahead of the queue and register their interest now with the support of the Warm and Well in North Yorkshire project, which seeks to raise awareness of cold homes.

Although criteria for the grant vary according to the energy supplier, generally customers qualify automatically if they are in receipt of the Guarantee element of Pension Credit.

Households might also be eligible for the payment if they receive certain means-tested benefits or have an annual income of less than £16, 190 and there is a child under five, someone with a disability, or someone elderly living at the property. In this case, residents have to apply for the £140.

Customers can either apply online via their electricity supplier or call them up. It's a good idea to get in quickly as some schemes are first-come-first-served and they will close the scheme when they have reached their maximum number of applicants.

Apply for the Warm Home Discount Scheme.

Priority Services Register for older and disabled people

If you sign up to your supplier’s Priority Services Register (PSR), you can get extra help and support with your energy supply.

You can sign up if you’re:

a pensioner
disabled or chronically sick
have a hearing or visual impairment

Find out more about the Priority Service Register at citizensadvice.org.uk.

Oil buying cooperatives

Scarborough Borough Council in partnership with Ryedale District Council through Choices4Energy is delivering oil buying cooperatives across the two districts. Find out more about oil buying cooperatives.

Gas Safe Charity Grants Scheme

This Charity Grants Scheme provides preventative services that directly address the risks of death, injuries and illness caused by dangerous gas work and appliances and the promotion of gas safety awareness. Find out more about the gas safe grants.

Oil buying timetable 2020 / 2021

Reminder to all members	Oil Cut-off Date	Oil Order Date	Expected Delivery Date
8^th January 2020	21^st January 2020	22^nd January 2020	27^th – 31^st January
19^th February 2020	3^rd March 2020	4^th March 2020	9^th – 13^th March
1^st April 2020	14^th April 2020	15^th April 2020	20^th – 24^th April
13^th May 2020	26^th May 2020	27^th May 2020	1^st – 5^th June
24^th June 2020	7^th July 2020	8^th July 2020	13^th – 17^th July
5^th August 2020	18^th August 2020	19^th August 2020	24^th – 28^th August
16^th September 2020	29^th September 2020	30^th September 2020	5^th – 9^th October
28^th October 2020	10^th November 2020	11^th November 2020	16^th – 20^th November
25^th November 2020	8^th December 2020	9^th December 2020	14^th – 18^th December
6^th January 2021	19^th January 2021	20^th January 2021	25^th – 29^th January
17^th February 2021	2^nd March 2021	3^rd March 2021	8^th – 12^th March
31^st March 2021	13^th April 2021	14^th April 2021	19^th – 23^rd April