Knowledge & Resources

Make sure there's a need for and interest in training on fuel poverty before you commit.

Affordable Warmth Groups - Try setting up an Affordable Warmth Group with relevant partners – it's a good way of developing a multi-agency and joined up approach.

Seek intelligence from colleagues with previous knowledge of a particular area or organisation before making an approach.

Statistics – Using local data and statistics (not just fuel poverty, but Excess Winter Deaths, fuel debt figures) can be very helpful in helping you to 'sell' the issue to senior stakeholders and evidencing the need when applying for funding to support your local activities.

Avoid doing a stand alone event on energy try to do a mix and match event with different kinds of advice / information e.g. health, fire safety etc. and always with local, trusted, established partners.