Keeping well in Rotherham

Keeping your home warm

If you are struggling to heat your home because of energy costs, there is help available.

You may be able to claim financial and practical help with heating your home. Grants available include the Winter Fuel Payment and the Cold Weather Payment.

Find out about heating and housing benefits

Get Advice on how to reduce your bills and make your home more energy efficient.

Community Energy Rotherham – Rotherham Council

We work to promote general energy awareness, and to highlight current energy campaigns and grant schemes beneficial to Rotherham residents.

Community energy Rotherham

Email: Community-Energy-Rotherham@rotherham.gov.uk 

Simple Energy Advice

Visit the Simple Energy Advice website 

Telephone: 0800 444 202

RotherFed Energy Know How

Support and guidance to reduce fuel bills and training on home energy awareness and efficiency, including switching providers, and debt and benefit advice.

Telephone Sharon: 07983 527467

Telephone Noor: 07983 527352

Citizens Advice Rotherham and District

Help with a range of energy matters, including energy efficiency advice, gaining access to support from energy suppliers, and resolving issues with energy companies.

Email: energy@citizensadvicerotherham.org.uk 

Telephone: 0808 2787911

Age UK Keeping Well This Winter

Visit the Age UK website  

If you or the people you support want updated guidance on energy bills see our latest energy advice. Our Winter Wrapped Up guide has tips on staying warm and well at home. Guidance on reducing your energy costs can be found in our Save Energy, Pay Less information guide and Help with Heating Costs factsheet.

Green Doctor

This service runs across the North East and Yorkshire. They have helped many people save over £350 per year on their energy costs, ensured house repairs are undertaken, and provided advice on various benefits, all for free.

Vsit the Green Doctor website

Telephone: 0113 2380601

Freephone: 0808 1683547

Email: greendoctorleeds@groundwork.org.uk

Recharge Energy Advice Project

Live Inclusive is a Disability Charity which provides one-to-one support to enable residents to manage their energy usage and costs more effectively, including understanding tariffs and energy bills; and learning how to save energy and costs.

Souria Alshaibi, Energy Awareness Support Worker, Rotherham

Email: ouria@liveinclusive.co.uk 

Telephone: 07729283996

Utilita Home

Utilita Home are working in partnership with Rotherham Council with the joint aim of achieving the governments aspirations via the ECO Scheme.

Visit the Utilita Home website

Email: home@utilita.co.uk

Telephone: 01962 679048