You could get free energy saving improvements made to your home if you’re on a low income, getting certain benefits or living in a certain postcode area.
What you can get
If you’re eligible and your local council has funding available, they will arrange a home survey to see how your home could be made more energy efficient. They might suggest improvements like installing:
- wall, loft and underfloor insulation
- air source heat pumps
- smart controls
- solar panels
Your local council will then organise and pay for any improvement work they’ve agreed with you. You will not need to pay for it.
If you have a landlord, they may need to pay for some of the improvements. (Typically, private landlords can receive free improvements for one tenanted property, then they will need to pay 50% of the cost for improving more properties in their portfolio. Social landlords have their own scheme, separate to Warm Homes: Local Grant.)
Eligibility
To be eligible, your home must:
- Be in England
- Be privately owned (either by you or your landlord)
- Have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of D, E, F or G – if you do not know your home’s EPC, you can search for it here: https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate
Your household income must usually be £36,000 a year or less. If you earn more than that, you might still be eligible if either:
- You live in a certain postcode area (if your postcode is in “IMD Decile” 1 or 2 on this lookup table)
- Someone in your household is in receipt of certain, means-tested benefits
How to find out more, and apply
Our friendly team of Energy Advisors will be happy to provide support either over the telephone, or in your home.
We can provide your home with an energy assessment, to determine whether the Warm Home: Local Grant is the right scheme to help you. There could be other schemes that are better suited to provide you with free home improvements, e.g. the Energy Company Obligation, the Great British Energy Scheme, and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. We know the schemes, so you don’t have to!
Call our Save Energy Advice Line free on 0800 043 0151, or email the team at advice@epplus.org to find out more about the grant, or for assistance in applying. Lines are open 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday, apart from Bank Holidays, and the 3 working days between Christmas and New Year.
You can also submit a self-referral form to us, by clicking the button below: