Working together to alleviate fuel poverty
We work in partnership with local community organisations and local authorities in order to further support our work to move toward a cleaner, brighter energy future and alleviate fuel poverty in South-East London.
What is fuel poverty?
Fuel poverty in England is measured “using the “Low Income Low Energy Efficiency” (LILEE) indicator. Under this indicator, a household is considered to be fuel poor if they are living in a property with an energy efficiency rating of band D or below and after spending the required amount of money to heat their home, they are left with a residual income below the official poverty line.
In the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, and Bexley, approximately 49,528 households live in fuel poverty, part of an estimated 403,807 within the whole of London. With energy bills going up, the number is only set to rise further.
This video explains how we use energy cafes to make our services accessible to community members.
How can we work together?
Since its formation, Selce has been committed to reducing the number of people having to make financial choices between putting food on the table and heating their homes. In 2024/2025, we supported 2392 households with energy advice, a 164% increase from 2020, with an average of £442 in savings per household as a result..
In order to engage households that would benefit the most from our service, we seek to work with pre-existing groups and programmes that serve those who are most likely to be in, or, at risk of fuel poverty (i.e. those on benefits, with pre-existing medical conditions, migrants and refugees, those who are asset rich but cash poor).
If you think that your community could benefit from our energy advice services (1:1 energy advice, drop-in and pop-up energy cafes, workshops or home visits), please get in touch with energy.advice@selce.org.uk and sign up to our energy advice mailing list to receive the latest local information and opportunities.