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Advice follow-through for trusted advisers

After an advice session, households receive a clear action plan and your caseworkers can see whether actions are complete, blocked, or in progress, without regulated debt advice or eligibility decisions being automated.

No regulated debt adviceAdviser-in-the-loopSafeguarding-aware
Wattcue / Adviser caseload

Active cases / this week

42 households

1 safeguarding review
Household AComplete
Household BIn progress
Household CBarrier logged
Household DAwaiting reply

Complete

28

In progress

11

Blocked

3

UK GDPR-readyRules-first decisionsAudit eventsTenant separationExplainable progress
The operating context

Funded advice runs on short sessions and strict boundaries.

These four numbers frame how we built Wattcue. Short sessions, clear regulatory boundaries, and a funder-ready evidence trail.

0 min

Typical funded session length

Industry norm

£0m+

Energy Redress Scheme distributed

Ofgem, since 2018

0

Regulated debt decisions automated

Wattcue commitment

£0

Cost to households at point of use

Partner-funded model

Sector figure rounded from published UK regulator sources. Wattcue does not provide regulated debt advice, make eligibility decisions, or guarantee savings.

What advice teams tell us

Three patterns we hear on every discovery call.

These are the operational realities we designed Wattcue around. If any of these sound like your last quarter, a discovery call is probably the right next step.

Sessions end. Households drift.

Funded advice is delivered under strict time limits. Once the session closes, action depends on the household remembering, prioritising, and acting alone, often during a cost-of-living crisis.

Caseload invisible between advisers

When cover changes or a case is shared, the context is gone. Advisers re-ask the same questions, households repeat their story, trust erodes.

Funders want outcomes, not session counts

Charity funding increasingly requires evidence of sustained impact. Session totals don't show what actually changed in the home.

An adviser and a household member reviewing an action plan together
Built for adviser workflows

Session outputs and funder outputs, in one thread.

Two capabilities advice teams ask for first, designed so the work done in the session writes the evidence funders need at quarter-end.

Wattcue / Action plan

Household / agreed in session

Four steps, sequenced for the next 8 weeks

Check current tariff on the bill

Why: Quick win, no cost

When: This week

Apply for Warm Home Discount

Why: Eligibility likely, supplier-led

When: Next 14 days

Draught-proof kitchen door

Why: Renter-safe, reversible

When: Next month

Talk to landlord about loft insulation

Why: Within tenure, funded grants exist

When: Before winter

Action plans, not transcripts

Plain-language plans, agreed in the session.

Every household leaves with a short, sequenced plan written in plain English. Each action carries the reason, the timeframe, and who is responsible.

  • Agreed in the session, not after
  • Low-cost, low-friction, renter-safe actions first
  • Reasons captured so the household knows why
Wattcue / Quarterly funder pack

Q2 cohort / 124 households / anonymised

Sustained progress68%
At least one action complete82%
Safeguarding handled100%
Barrier escalated14%

Evidence

Per-case audit trail

Export

Ready Friday

Anonymised

Cohort-level only / no household-identifiable data in funder outputs

Evidence funders will accept

Outcomes per household, not session counts.

Progress snapshots, anonymised cohort summaries, and a clear audit trail per case give funders the confidence to renew or increase support.

  • Per-case progress snapshot
  • Anonymised cohort summary
  • Exportable quarterly funder pack
What your funders and trustees will ask

Four boundaries we hold, on every case.

These are the safety limits we lead every advice conversation with. They are what make this safe to recommend to your trustees and your funders.

No regulated debt advice

Wattcue does not give advice that would require FCA authorisation. Debt conversations route to your authorised adviser, not an automated flow.

No autonomous decisions

Eligibility calls, safeguarding judgements, and high-stakes recommendations always route to a named human on your team.

Safeguarding-aware

Vulnerability flags, escalation hooks, and adviser review prompts are first-class in every household workflow.

Consent-led contact

Every reminder, check-in, and follow-up respects the consent captured in the session. Households can adjust or withdraw at any time.

Who we fit alongside

Advice models Wattcue works with.

We are not an advice provider. We are the governed follow-through layer that sits alongside your advice work, so agreed actions actually happen.

National charities

Network-scale advice provision

Community hubs

Place-based, trust-led support

Local advice partnerships

LA-funded or CVS-led delivery

Fuel-poverty charities

Specialist energy advice

Helpline teams

Phone or chat-first intake

Outreach services

Face-to-face in-community

Engagement journey

From first call to funder pack, without surprises.

Every step has a reviewable artefact. Nothing important happens between steps.

01

Scoping call

30 minutes to understand your funder, caseload scale, and safeguarding protocol. No commitment, no pitch deck.

02

Funder and DPIA

Shared scope, lawful basis, consent wording, and outcome definitions aligned to your funder's reporting requirements.

03

Caseload setup

Adviser roles, safeguarding flags, and escalation routes configured to match your team and supervision model.

04

Advice follow-through

Action plans written in-session, consent-led reminders, barrier logging, and safeguarding review prompts.

05

Funder pack and review

Quarterly anonymised pack with cohort outcomes and per-case audit trail. Explicit renewal decision, not auto-rollover.

Questions advice teams ask first

Answered up front.

The five questions we hear most often, answered the same way we would on a discovery call.

No. Wattcue does not give advice that would require FCA authorisation. Debt conversations and regulated decisions always route to your authorised adviser. We do not automate eligibility decisions either.

No. Wattcue is an adviser-in-the-loop layer. Your advisers keep ownership of every household. We surface which actions are complete, in progress, or blocked, and flag safeguarding concerns for adviser review rather than routing them autonomously.

We align outcome definitions to your funder's reporting framework during scoping. Per-case audit trails, anonymised cohort outputs, and quarterly packs are designed to slot into the templates you already submit.

Follow-through runs on consent-led channels the household actually uses: SMS, phone call-back, or in-person during a follow-up session. We do not require an app, an account, or a smartphone.

Your organisation is the data controller. Wattcue processes under your lawful basis with a shared DPIA, consent templates, and retention schedule. Each partner's data is separated, audit-logged, and reviewable against your IG framework.

Early partner conversations

Let's talk about your cohort.

A 30-minute discovery call is the fastest way to see whether Wattcue fits your programme. No pitch deck required, just your delivery context and the outcomes you need to evidence.