Safe Homes, Safe Lives secures funding to boost electrical safety in Northampton
Safe Homes, Safe Lives awarded £5000 grant. The funding will support individuals and families experiencing hardship, including those within vulnerable groups such as people with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), by enabling access to electrical safety testing for household appliances.
Where appliances are identified as unsafe or faulty, replacement equipment will be provided to improve household safety, reduce financial pressure, and contribute to wider poverty alleviation efforts.
The United African Association, based in Northampton, has secured significant funding to deliver a project aimed at promoting electrical safety awareness while helping to alleviate cost-of-living pressures for families experiencing financial hardship, including those in vulnerable groups such as individuals with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
The £5,000 grant award will be used to deliver two community safety drop-in events, commencing on 31 January, alongside a further four community safety events. The funding will also support free safety testing of small household electrical appliances, the replacement of unsafe items with safe alternatives, and the delivery of six electrical safety awareness workshops across community hubs.
“Winning this grant is amazing for the United African Association and will really help us do important work around electrical safety in our community. It has the potential to save lives and make things a bit easier for families who are going through a really hard time.”
Muchie Rwizi, Project Coordinator, United African Association
The Electrical Safety Fund is an annual grant scheme run by the charity Electrical Safety First. The Fund provides £1,000,000 to support community projects across the UK that aim to reduce domestic electrical risks.
Around half of all domestic fires in the UK are caused by electricity, with most of those arising from electrical products.
Lesley Rudd, chief executive at Electrical Safety First, says: “We are delighted to award this grant to the United African Association. Our Electrical Safety Fund is designed to empower groups to help keep local people in their communities safe. Our website provides free advice for everyone to avoid fatal electrical fires and shocks in their home – visit electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk.”