Home, heating and energy advice from the Green Doctors
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If you live in the City of London and:
- are on a low income and worried about energy costs or
- are of state pension age or
- are receiving benefits or
- live with long term health condition or disability
- are worried about the cost of living
The Green Doctors may be able to provide you with:
- Energy efficiency advice
- Installation of energy saving devices
- Support for home improvement grant applications
- Impartial advice that will help you heat your home for less
Watch this video to find out more about the Green Doctors and see them in action.
All completely free!
You can refer yourself to the Green Doctors, but you can also refer someone else if you are a health professional, social worker, carer, neighbour, relative or friend.
The Green Doctors are a friendly, trusted team that can help you free of charge.
A bit more information about the Green Doctors
The Green Doctors, run by Groundwork London, deliver energy advice for free to residents in the City of London (and on City Corporation estates). They can help you by:
- chatting to you about energy tarriffs
- getting you onto the Priority Services Register (so that your energy provider can give you extra support if you need it)
- and they can also install energy saving devices
The Green Doctors have been commissioned by the City Corporation as part of our commitment to help people with the cost of living.
Here are a few things that you may be able to do to reduce your energy usage:
- Use energy efficient lightbulbs
- Turn the thermostat down by 1°C (but no lower than 18°C)
- Only boil as much water as needed in the kettle
- Turn appliances and chargers off at the plug
Based outside the Square Mile?
If you are based outside the Square Mile, you may be able to use the SHINE service instead.
SHINE can help you if you:
- have an income below £16,480
- receive means-tested benefits
- have a disability
- have a long-term health condition worsened by the cold
- are a child under 15
- are an adult over 60
Visit SHINE's website for more information or call 0300 555 0195.