Aims/priorities: The Trust currently offers two funds:
- British Gas Energy Support Fund - currently open to both credit and prepayment meter customers.
- Individuals and Families Fund - currently open to both prepayment meter customers and credit account customers.
Both are intended to tackle fuel poverty by clearing the energy debts of struggling households and respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Who can apply? Individual and Families Fund
Applicants must:
- Live in England, Scotland or Wales.
- Be a pre-payment meter customer with between £50 and £1,700 of energy debt or a credit customer with between £250 and £1,700 of energy debt.
- Have a household income of less than £18,723 or someone in the household is registered disabled and receives a disability benefit or receives Carers Allowance or has 3+ children.
- Not have received a grant from the British Gas Energy Trust within the last two years.
- Be seeking a grant to clear an outstanding debt on a current or open gas, electricity or dual fuel energy account in their name. The energy account must relate to their main residence.
- Have electric and/or gas debt.
- Be in or facing fuel poverty.
- Have received help from a money advice agency within the last six months.
The fund is available to British Gas and non-British Gas customers. However, non-customers should check with their own provider first, as there may be funds available to support them.
British Gas Energy Support Fund
Applicants must:
- Be British Gas credit or pre-payment meter customer.
- Live in England, Scotland or Wales.
- Not have received a British Gas Energy Trust grant within the last two years.
- Be seeking a grant to clear an outstanding debt on a current or open gas, electricity or dual fuel energy account in their own name or be a member of that household. The energy account must relate to their main residence.
- Have electric and/or gas debt of between £250 and £2,000 on an active energy account for a main residence.
- Have a minimum debt of £50 as a pre-payment meter customer, or £250 as a credit account customer.
- Be in or facing fuel poverty.
- Have received money advice/ guidance within the last six months.
Please note that the British Gas Energy Trust is interested in funding applications where the applicant can show a sustainable position moving forward.
Grant amount: It should be noted that the Trust does not award cash payments, and will instead credit the householder account.
Individual and Families Fund will cover arrears of between:
- Pre-payment customers must owe between £50 - £1,700 in energy debt.
- Credit account customers must owe between £250 - £1,700 outstanding in debt.
British Gas Energy Support Fund will cover arrears of between £250 and £2,000.
- Pre-payment customers must owe between £50 and £2,000 in energy debt.
- Credit account customers must owe between £250 and £2,000 outstanding in debt.
Application process: Full guidelines and the application forms can be found on the British Gas Energy Trust website.
Deadline: The Trust may close the application portal with little or no notice once the funds have been expended.
Contact information: Email: admin@britishgasenergytrust.org.uk