NI Energy Clinic for Money Guiders

Who should attend:

All money guiders and practitioners are welcome to attend this free event. This could include (but not limited to) staff in Northern Ireland who are supporting service users with debt, lending or any having financial concerns, for example:

• Anyone providing guidance to improve the financial wellbeing of the users of their service

• Any practitioner discussion energy or fuel poverty with their clients

What will you get from this event?

The session will provide information on how you can help service users energy efficiency awareness and grant information across all NI Households – home owners, tenants, and private sector rented homes. We will be discussing:

• Energy Efficiency savings – hints and tips

• Switching Your Provider

• Available Energy Efficiency Grants – referral and signposting

• NI Oil Network – Oil savings

This workshop is aimed to fit within the Money Guidance Technical Domain 5 - Budgeting and cashflow. Awareness of methods for reducing household outgoings (e.g. switching energy or mobile provider etc.)

Who is leading the workshop?

Gemma Cowles from NI Energy Advice Service - As the Home Energy Conservation Authority (HECA) for Northern Ireland. NI Energy Advice offers free independent and impartial energy advice to domestic householders in Northern Ireland - including advice about energy grants and other sources of help. Freephone: 0800 111 4455

Email: nienergyadvice@nihe.gov.uk

Website: The Housing Executive - Community (nihe.gov.uk)

Accessibility & other details

The event takes place on Microsoft Teams/Zoom. If you have accessibility requirements, please inform the hosts when you register by emailing moneyguidersni@reed.com and we will do our best to meet them.

Participants should always remember to keep their own client and customer details confidential and not disclose personal information about them.