Aims/priorities: The funding is to run a pilot to test a range of interventions and engagement approaches designed to support people out of fuel and food poverty long term.
The objectives are to:
- Identify, target and retain people’s engagement in longer term personalised support until they are out of fuel and food poverty indefinitely.
- Provide a single point of access and single point of contact for every client.
- Enable people to only tell their story once.
- Provide a comprehensive and holistic needs-assessment and triage.
- Foster an approach which is personable and builds trust, resilience and enhances dignity for all.
- Create a seamless and integrated personalised support journey (financial, material aid, casework, advocacy and brokerage).
- Forge collaborative place-based partnerships with the local voluntary organisations who will operate like “one team around the person/household.”
- Actively involve beneficiaries/partners in experimenting and learning.
- Create a seamless and integrated referral pathway for referrals in and out of the service.
- Collaborate with the learning partner to help to develop “next best practice” solutions to fuel and food poverty.
The pilot will need to commence by 2 September 2024 and complete by 31 August 2026.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from organisations who are registered with the Charity Commission and/or Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
Applications can be made by partnerships. A single provider and/or lead provider will be required to work in close collaboration with Utilita Giving, Utilita Energy Limited and its independent learning partner.
To be eligible, applicants must have a proven track record in the provision of personalised support to vulnerable people in fuel and food poverty and evidence that they can fulfil the objectives.
Grant amount: A total of up to £2 million (£1 million per year) is available to cover a two-year period, commencing 2 September 2024.
Application process: There is a two stage application process:
- The first stage is to submit an Expression of Interest by email to Helen Boardman by the deadline of 30 April 2024 (17:00).
- Successful applicants will be invited to the next stage of the process by week ending 10 May 2024.
The Expression of Interest briefing paper, faqs, and application form can be found on the Utilita Giving website.
Deadline: Tuesday 30 May 2024, 5pm.
Contact information: Email: helen.boardman@utilitagiving.org