Thanks to the partnership, at the end of this summer Fuel Bank will have received £4million in funding enabling the charity to expand its network of fuel bank centres and provide a range of new services to support low income and vulnerable households that can’t afford to top up their prepayment energy meter.
It’s the first time AWS has funded a project that provides immediate financial crisis support for prepayment customers at risk of having to live without heat, light and power.
The partnership with National Grid and AWS started in 2021, with a commitment to provide Fuel Bank with £3million over three years. Due its success, in 2022 AWS agreed to increase the funding to £4million.
The money is provided from the Warm Homes Fund, a £150m fund set up by National Grid and administered by Affordable Warmth Solutions, to tackle fuel poverty across England, Scotland and Wales.
So far, funding from the partnership helped to support 142,741 people from living without heat, light and power.
Matthew Cole, head of Fuel Bank Foundation, said: