Free home energy advice services
Get free tailor-made advice on staying warm and comfortable at home and reducing your energy use.
West Sussex Citizens Advice Home Energy Service
The free telephone service is provided by Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice but covers all West Sussex. They can help with:
- Checking your tariff
- Information on local and national schemes to help keep you warm and well at home
- Funding for energy saving and heating measures
- Support with energy and other household debts
- Signposting you to other relevant community services
Call 0800 145 6879 or email energy@arunchichestercab.org.uk
LEAP (Local Energy Advice Partnership)
A free professional energy advice service to help residents save money and stay comfortable at home. They can offer:
- Tailor made energy saving advice
- Help with energy arrears
- A free home energy visit for residents living on a low income or vulnerable to the cold
- The LEAP Boiler Replacement scheme (currently closed)
- The LEAP Appliances Scheme - appliance upgrades for fuel poor and vulnerable households
Call 0800 060 7567 or email support@applyforleap.org.uk
National Energy Action Advice and Support Service
A free service from a trusted charity. They can offer:
- Support with gas and electricity accounts including fuel debt
- Benefits advice and income maximisation
- Switching suppliers
- Energy efficiency tips
- Trust fund applications
- Water rates
- Warm Home Discount and Priority Services Register information
Call 0800 304 7159
Citizens Advice Home Energy Visits
Home visits are available for Horsham District residents who want personal and practical energy support. A friendly expert can help you reduce energy bills, stop draughts and damp, cut your carbon footprint and update you on funding for home energy improvements.
NEW: 'Energy Saving Plan Builder' online tool
Get advice on the energy saving measures that will work for your home with our new online tool Energy Saving Plan Builder. Simply put in your postcode, choose your address and your goal, and suitable energy-saving measures will be suggested for you along with average costs for the works.
