Message from Fuel and Water Adviser

My name is Stevie Pettitt and I am the Fuel and Water adviser working out of Children and Families but paid for by Swale Borough Council .

This project has been funded by Swale Borough Council as part of their action on climate change and CO2 reduction.

The aim of this project is to tackle fuel and water poverty across the borough and reduce CO2 emissions, saving householders money and energy, improving the health of the household and improve the householders understanding of energy efficiency

We are working with families that are in fuel poverty, these households live in the most deprived area, the properties are generally privately rented or in a poor state of repair. We are working with the most vulnerable groups, Children elderly, disabled, and families on low incomes. We are giving free energy packs to householders who book a free consultation (chat) with me that contain Swell gels, timers, LED light bulbs ,draught proofing, radiator panels, humidifier, waste caddy bags, water hippos, to encourage householders to take further steps to save fuel.

This project is open to all households not just households considered to be in fuel and water poverty.

I work with households to switch tariff, apply for grants and support with utility debts. We give money saving and energy saving advice.

We are trusted partners of Southern water and southeast water and work with both water companies to ensure households are on the correct water tariff and are having great success working with the water companies and householders to reduce water debt as well as usage.

On average most householders save a minimum of 20% on their annual water bills and switching tariff saves the householder approximately £190.00 a year.

As energy prices are set to rise in September and the warm homes discount opening in October it is important that as many households as possible are informed of the help and support that is available to them before the energy price hike.

The reason for this email is to ask you if you could present at your town council meetings to let everyone know I am here and to advise councillors of the free service that SBC is offering to households in the Swale area and to ask if I could be updated of any events that I could possibly attend to speak to householders and offer them this free service.

Thank you for taking the time to read this email. If i can give you any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Stevie Pettitt

Fuel and Water Home Adviser - Mobile 07862 158783

Children and Families Ltd | Seashells, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW | Tel: 01795 889233

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