A total of £20 million is available for charities and community energy groups, including community interest companies, co-operative societies and community benefit societies, to apply for grants through six funding streams.

Eligible projects include those supporting households most at risk of cold homes and high energy bills, developing innovative domestic energy products and services, or reducing carbon emissions across England, Scotland and Wales.

Ofgem’s enforcement and compliance work collects voluntary payments from companies that may have breached its rules. Since 2018, the Energy Redress Scheme has funded more than 761 projects that have supported over 900,000 households across England, Scotland and Wales.

Graham Ayling, senior project manager for the Energy Redress Scheme at Energy Saving Trust, said: “With energy prices rising in January, we’re pleased to open this latest funding round to support voluntary sector organisations helping households save energy, reduce costs and stay warm. We’ve seen the impact these projects have and encourage organisations to apply.”

Cathryn Scott, regulatory director at Ofgem, said: “We’ve seen hundreds of brilliant projects so far, and more than £150m committed in grants because of the Energy Redress Scheme. It’s fantastic to see the scheme offering another £20m worth of funding - a direct result of Ofgem’s compliance and enforcement work. We strongly encourage charities and community groups working in the energy sector across England, Scotland and Wales to apply.”

The deadline for applications in this funding round is 5pm on 2 March 2026, via the Energy Redress website.