British Gas Energy Trust

The British Gas Energy Trust (BGET)

Supporting Communities at Risk Programme (SCARP)

The British Gas Energy Trust (BGET), which incorporates the Scottish Gas Energy Trust, is an independent Charitable Trust established in 2004 and remains funded solely by British Gas.

The mission is to alleviate the detrimental impact of poverty, with a focus on fuel poverty. The Supporting Communities at Risk Programme (SCARP) is the BGET main grants programme for third-sector organisations such as Citizens Advice across England, Scotland and Wales.

Citizens Advice Hartlepool is working in partnership with the BGET SCAR-Programme which has provided grant funding for a team of qualified specialist energy advisers to help our clients deal with spiralling energy debts.

Meet the Team

If you are struggling with paying your energy bills and/or have energy debts, then a great first step would be to speak with one of our training Energy Advisers. We can help with:

· Budget planning

· Benefit / income maximisation checks

· Energy supplier / tariff switching exercises

· Resolution of energy debt problems

· Negotiating with energy suppliers

· Completing grant applications to British Gas Energy Trust and other helpful schemes, e.g. Warm Home Discount

and ECO schemes and energy companies’ Priority Services Registers

· Desktop Home Energy Efficiency Surveys and specific energy efficiency advice

· Generalist advice on subjects including housing, employment and discrimination, helping to overcome other

barriers to financial well-being.

At all times we aim to reflect the British Gas Energy Trust values of:

· Kindness