"Improving the energy efficiency of homes across the UK is a key priority for us to ensure people stay warm and healthy at home and to support UK’s net zero ambition. By offering the additional range of homes solutions, we’re able to build on our existing energy efficiency schemes, supporting local residents beyond just their energy needs and offering a whole home solution at the same time, for those who need it."

Chris Lovatt, Chief Operating Officer of E.ON Energy Infrastructure Services

Renewable electricity provider E.ON¹ has been awarded funding to expand its offer of free or partially funded² home solutions across the Midlands to help more people live independently for longer in their own home.

The ‘Homes for Living’ programme is match-funded by the Government’s UK Research and Innovation³ (UKRI) Healthy Ageing programme and is aimed at developing ways of helping everyone to remain active, independent and socially connected across generations for as long as possible, to narrow the gap between the experiences of the richest and poorest.

Having already demonstrated the ability to deliver the solutions to a small number of homes across the Midlands, E.ON’s ‘Homes for Living’ is one of six projects to successfully make it through from the pilot stage and receive £6 million funding from UKRI to continue offering home upgrades across the Midlands for a further three years.

E.ON is working in collaboration with Invisible Creations® and Newcastle University to offer the home solutions to residents across the Midlands, alongside its existing activity offering free and partially funded energy efficiency measures as part of the Warm Homes Fund scheme and Energy Company Obligation.

The home solutions on offer include Invisible Creations® innovative, stylish, and dual-purpose home adaptations. They are designed to fit seamlessly into people’s homes, encouraging mobility, freedom and supporting their independence at home for as long as possible.

Chris Lovatt, Chief Operating Officer for Energy Infrastructure Services at E.ON, said: “Improving the energy efficiency of homes across the UK is a key priority for us to ensure people stay warm and healthy at home and to support UK’s net zero ambition.

“By offering the additional range of homes solutions, we’re able to build on our existing energy efficiency schemes, supporting local residents beyond just their energy needs and offering a whole home solution at the same time, for those who need it. This further demonstrates our commitment to ensuring people can live a warm, healthy and happy life independently at home for as long as possible.”

Laura Wood, Marketing Director at Invisible Creations®, said: “Invisible Creations® was founded to Design for Dignity™, to create beautifully designed accessible products to help people live well in their homes for longer.

“That’s why we’re delighted to partner with E.ON and Newcastle University on the Homes for Living programme to support people to live healthier and happier lives.

“Together, we’re providing a range of home solutions to help people age well in their homes; to prolong independence, promote mobility, dignity, safety and style. We’re proud to be working in partnership with likeminded organisations to create safe and comfortable environments to improve the lives of many people.”

E.ON will continue to work with Leicestershire, Leicester City, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham City and Shropshire councils, to offer these solutions to residents in these areas.

To be eligible for the free home solutions, residents must meet the eligibility criteria. Residents who are interested in the home solutions, but don’t meet the eligibility criteria could still benefit from the programme through partial funding.

Residents do not have to be an E.ON energy customer to benefit.

To find out more about the free or partially funded solutions and to register your interest please email homesforliving@eonenergy.com.

E.ON offers 100% renewable electricity as standard to all customer’s homes¹ and a range of energy efficient and smart home solutions to ensure customers can be as efficient as possible. To find out more visit eonenergy.com  

Notes to Editors:

• Electricity backed by 100% renewable sources. All our customers' homes get 100% renewable electricity, at no extra cost. Electricity sourced from E.ON’s renewable generation assets, supply agreements with independent UK wind generators and the purchase of renewable electricity certificates. The electricity supplied to homes comes from the National Grid and DNOs. eonenergy.com/renewable
• To be eligible, residents must receive one of the following benefits: pension credit guarantee credit element, income-related employment, and support allowance (ESA), income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income support, working and child tax credits, universal credit. Or receive child benefits where income does not exceed the following (1 child - single claimant £18,500, couple £25,500; 2 children - single claimant £23,000, couple £30,000; 3 children - single claimant £27,500, couple £34,500; 4+ children - single claimant £32,000, couple £39,000). Or receive one of the newly introduced benefits: armed forces independence payment, attendance allowance, carer’s allowance, disability living allowance, severe disablement allowance, war pensions mobility supplement, industrial injuries disablement benefit, personal independence payment, constant attendance allowance.
• UK Research and Innovation works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish. We aim to maximise the contribution of each of our component parts, working individually and collectively. We work with our many partners to benefit everyone through knowledge, talent and ideas. Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £7 billion, UK Research and Innovation brings together the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. www.ukri.org

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