Help with water and energy costs - Household Support Fund
Funding has been made available by the government’s Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) to support vulnerable Blackpool residents who are struggling with rising living costs.
The Household Support Fund is a national scheme to provide support to vulnerable households in most need of help with significantly rising living costs. The current fund runs until April 2025 however we may withdraw the scheme prior to this date if the allocated funding is exhausted sooner.
Further information and apply for support
Grants to help pay energy bills
To see whether there may be grants available to help you with your energy bills, see below:
- Turn 2 Us - grant search (When using the search tool, add in all the suppliers listed, otherwise it's a nil result)
- British Gas Energy Trust
- Scottish Power Hardship Fund
- Ovo Energy Fund
- E.ON Next Energy Fund
- EDF Energy Customer Support Fund
- Bulb Energy Fund
- Octopus ‘Octo Assist Fund'
- Warm Home Discount
- The Warm and Healthy project
Help with water bills
If you're finding it difficult to pay your water bills, United Utilities have put together a helpful webpage about the different options that are available.
Financial support with your water bills.
You can also contact United Utilities on 0800 072 6765.
Energy saving advice
Cosy Homes in Lancashire
Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) provides help with access to cost effective ways of keeping your home warm whether you own or privately rent.
Other help and advice on grants to improve the energy efficiency of your home are available on the insulation and boiler grants section of our website.
Warm and Healthy Homes Project
Warm and Healthy Homes Project supports households of all tenures. Care and Repair's free service will run for two years to help ensure Blackpool residents can save money and stay warm at home.
More information on the Warm and Healthy Homes Project.
Green Doctor
Groundwork’s Green Doctors visit people’s homes to show them how to save energy, help resolve billing issues and access other community services.
This free and impartial advice is available to those most in need. If you are struggling with your bills, in debt or having to choose between eating and heating, our energy efficiency experts may be able to help if you meet the eligibility criteria.
Other support
The Energy Saving Trust website has a range of helpful advice and guidance to help you save on your energy costs.
The government's household energy page will give you suggestions on alterations you can make to your home that can help you save on your energy usage.
Money Saving Expert website also has a wide range of energy saving tips to help you reduce your costs.
Using less hot water has the added benefit of lowering energy bills too. Examples of annual savings are shown below:
- Reducing each person's daily shower from 10 minutes to 5 minutes - £740
- Cutting out two dishwasher runs per week by only running with full loads - £76
- Cutting out two washing machine runs per week by only running with full loads - £37
- Fixing a leaking toilet - £300
- Turning off the tap while brushing teeth - £100
- Fixing a dripping tap - £17