Green Doctors assist residents to better get control of their energy usage, get on top of utility bills including utility debts, in order to live in warmer homes and have a better quality of life.
Services offered:
- Look at funding to improve home energy efficiency i.e. insulation, new boilers
- Switching energy companies
- Energy awareness advice for residents themselves
- Help to pay off debts by applying to grants or setting up payment plans
- Onward referrals i.e. Anglian Water Priority Services Team
- Free installation of energy-saving measures
- LED light bulbs
- Draught proofing
- Radiator panels
- Letter flap and door brushes
- Hot water bottles
- Water saving shower heads
Areas they cover for telephone consultation include the whole of Essex.
Areas covered for in-home consultations include: Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, Braintree, Ipswich, Witham, Hadleigh, Halstead, Tiptree, Brightlingsea, Clacton-on-Sea as well as surrounding areas.
Eligibility: This service is available to anyone aged over 65, anyone living on a low income or with debt. Anyone with mental or physical medical conditions, especially ones exacerbated by the cold i.e. arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular conditions. Young families who have children under the age of 5. Anyone living in emergency housing or poor housing conditions or any. Pregnant women.