Deadline: 27-Sep-2026
The Electrical Safety Fund supports UK organisations and community groups delivering projects that reduce electrical risks in homes. Funding can support practical interventions, education, awareness campaigns, product testing, repairs, and replacement initiatives, particularly for vulnerable households.
The fund aims to prevent electrical accidents by improving household safety, promoting safer behaviours, and addressing unsafe electrical products and installations.
About the Electrical Safety Fund
Electrical Safety First established the Electrical Safety Fund to address the risks associated with unsafe electrical products and installations in UK homes.
Now in its fifth year, the programme focuses on community-led solutions that can make homes safer and reduce preventable electrical accidents.
Projects should combine practical action with education or awareness where appropriate and demonstrate a clear benefit to people at risk of electrical harm.
What Does the Fund Support?
The Electrical Safety Fund can support a range of community-based electrical safety initiatives, including:
- Electrical product testing to identify potentially dangerous products.
- Repair and replacement events for unsafe or faulty electrical items.
- Educational workshops that teach residents about electrical safety.
- Public awareness campaigns promoting safe electrical practices.
- Home safety interventions that identify and address electrical hazards.
- Repair or removal of faulty installations where these create risks to household occupants.
- Activities that encourage safer consumer and household behaviours.
Projects should have a clear connection to preventing electrical accidents or reducing electrical risks in domestic environments.
Why It Matters
Unsafe electrical products, wiring, and installations can create serious risks in homes, including electrical fires, shocks, and other accidents.
Community organisations are often well positioned to reach households that may be particularly vulnerable or less able to identify and resolve electrical hazards.
The fund therefore provides an opportunity to combine electrical safety education, community engagement, and practical household interventions.
Who Is Eligible?
The programme is open to:
- Organisations operating in the United Kingdom.
- Community groups working to improve electrical safety.
- Organisations committed to reducing electrical risks in domestic settings.
- Groups delivering projects that promote safer homes and electrical safety awareness.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their proposed activity will address electrical risks and produce practical benefits for households or communities.
What Types of Projects Are Suitable?
Strong proposals are likely to clearly identify a local electrical safety problem and explain how the project will address it.
For example, a community organisation could propose:
- A campaign educating vulnerable households about electrical hazards.
- A programme testing electrical products used by residents.
- Community repair or replacement sessions for unsafe electrical items.
- Workshops explaining safe use of electrical appliances.
- Home visits to identify electrical hazards and provide appropriate interventions.
- A combined education and practical safety programme targeting high-risk households.
Projects should focus on measurable improvements in electrical safety rather than general community activities without a clear electrical safety component.
How to Apply
Applicants should prepare a proposal that clearly explains the need for the project and how the funding will improve electrical safety.
Step 1: Identify the Electrical Safety Problem
Explain the electrical risks affecting the target community.
Describe who is affected, why they are vulnerable, and what evidence demonstrates the need for intervention.
Step 2: Develop the Project
Set out the proposed activities, such as:
- Safety workshops
- Product testing
- Repair or replacement events
- Awareness campaigns
- Household safety interventions
Step 3: Explain the Expected Impact
Clearly describe the outcomes the project is expected to achieve.
Useful measures could include:
- Number of households reached.
- Number of residents receiving safety information.
- Number of electrical products tested.
- Number of faulty items repaired or replaced.
- Number of homes receiving safety interventions.
- Changes in electrical safety knowledge or behaviour.
Step 4: Demonstrate Community Reach
Explain how the organisation will reach the intended beneficiaries and why it is well positioned to deliver the project.
Step 5: Submit the Application
Complete the fund’s application process according to the current programme requirements and provide the requested organisational and project information.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Applicants should avoid:
- Proposing activities with no clear connection to electrical safety.
- Failing to identify the specific community need.
- Focusing only on general awareness without explaining practical outcomes.
- Providing unclear beneficiary numbers or impact measures.
- Failing to explain how electrical risks will actually be reduced.
- Submitting a project that does not demonstrate a clear domestic or household safety benefit.
Tips for a Strong Application
A competitive proposal should:
- Clearly identify the electrical safety problem.
- Focus on households or communities that face meaningful electrical risks.
- Explain why the organisation is capable of delivering the project.
- Combine education with practical intervention where appropriate.
- Provide realistic and measurable outcomes.
- Demonstrate how the project will create safer homes.
- Explain how beneficiaries will be reached and engaged.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Electrical Safety Fund?
The Electrical Safety Fund is a grant programme established by Electrical Safety First to support UK community initiatives that reduce electrical risks and improve safety in domestic settings.
Who can apply?
UK-based organisations and community groups committed to reducing electrical risks and promoting electrical safety in homes can apply, subject to the programme’s detailed eligibility requirements.
What activities can the fund support?
Potential activities include electrical product testing, repair and replacement events, educational workshops, awareness campaigns, and practical home safety interventions.
Can funding support electrical repairs?
Yes. Projects involving practical interventions such as repairing or removing faulty electrical installations can be supported where they form part of an eligible electrical safety project.
Can community education projects apply?
Yes. Educational workshops and awareness campaigns that directly address electrical safety and encourage safer household behaviours are among the activities supported by the fund.
Does the project need to benefit vulnerable households?
The fund particularly focuses on reducing electrical risks among vulnerable households, so applicants should clearly demonstrate how their project addresses the needs of people who may be at greater risk.
What is the main objective of the fund?
The central objective is to reduce electrical risks in UK homes, prevent electrical accidents, improve awareness, and deliver practical safety improvements.
Conclusion
The Electrical Safety Fund provides an opportunity for UK organisations and community groups to tackle electrical hazards through practical, community-focused projects. Proposals that clearly identify electrical safety risks, reach households in need, combine awareness with practical action, and demonstrate measurable improvements can help create safer homes and communities across the UK.
For more information, visit Electrical Safety First.