Liverpool Winter Survival Team
The Charities longest-standing work is the work undertaken by the Winter Survival Project, set up in 2000 pre charitable status.
The Charities longest-standing work is the work undertaken by the Winter Survival Project, set up in 2000 pre charitable status. The project delivers a service to some of the most vulnerable residents in our communities who are suffering the effects of social and economic exclusion. The team provide services in an accessible way targeting those who cannot or will not access many services, particularly in relation to fuel poverty, housing disrepair, income and access to wider service provision. A coordinated holistic approach is taken to enable residents to access services that will improve income and living conditions.
Keep Warm Keep Well Project.
The Winter Survival Team is currently providing the ‘Keep Warm Keep Well Project’ which is funded by the Scottish Power Energy People Trust to assist residents living in the Kensington and Fairfield areas of Liverpool with:
- Energy efficiency advice, including behavioural change advice where necessary, to help reduce future bills.
- ‘Better Off calculations’ (income maximisation) and assistance to claim rightful entitlements to welfare benefits and tax credits.
- Help with understanding energy bills, to check energy bills are correct including meter readings are up to date and how to read gas and electricity meters.
- Tariff checking and supporting residents to choose the most appropriate tariff/supplier for their needs and assistance with switching to cheaper fuel tariffs.
- Advice on financial assistance towards their bills i.e. Winter Fuel Payment and Warm Home Discount.
- Advice on making energy efficiency improvements to the home (insulation, boiler upgrades, draught proofing etc.) and help with sourcing funding for improvements if appropriate.
- Help with applications to trust funds for relief of fuel debt.
- Fuel debt advice.
The Service will be delivered from December 2015 – November 2016 and will offer a free confidential service to all residents of the Kensington and Fairfield Area.