We are delighted to confirm the welcome return of the LEAP Boiler Scheme, to support vulnerable, low-income homeowners to receive a fully funded visit from a Gas Safe Register heating engineer, to assess a recently-broken (i.e. broken down within the past 12 months, or exhibiting an intermittent fault) wall-mounted, gas central heating boiler.

Wherever possible the heating engineer will fix the boiler during their visit. If the boiler is beyond economical repair, the heating engineer will book themselves back in to conduct a 2nd visit, during which they’ll replace the boiler.

Funding is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and is expected to run through to the end of March 2025, or until funds are exhausted.

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LEAP Boiler Criteria 2024-25

Homeowners with a broken boiler and in a “no heat situation” must meet the following criteria:

1a) Claiming means tested benefits

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income Support
• Pension Guarantee Credit
• Child Tax Credit / Working Tax Credit
• Universal credit
• Housing Benefit

Or

1b) Total annual household income less than £31,000

And

2) There must be someone in the household who is:

• Aged 65 or over, or
• Aged under 5, or
• Suffering from one of the following health conditions:
  • Cancer / Terminal illness
  • Cardiovascular condition
  • Respiratory condition
  • Disability (affecting mobility)
  • Mental Health Condition

Referral Process

• Refer your client to us using the “General Referral Form”, found here: www.epplus.org.uk/referrals
• Please make sure on your referral that you select the option confirming the client is in a no heat situation, plus any vulnerability present in the home.
• Upon receipt of your referral we will check client eligibility for a LEAP home visit. It is only during the home visit that a LEAP assessor will register the client as being eligible for support through the LEAP Boiler Scheme. This cannot be actioned outside a home visit.

For further information, or to request an update on a referral you’ve submitted, please call our Save Energy Advice Line free on 0800 043 0151, or email us at advice@epplus.org

To refer yourself for consideration you can use the above contact details, or complete a “self-referral” by clicking here.