Grants and funding

What does it offer?

If you’re on a low income, claim certain benefits, or live in a certain postcode, you could get free energy saving upgrades made to your home. 

If you’re eligible and your local authority has funding available, they will arrange a survey of your property to see how its energy efficiency could be improved. They might suggest measures like:  

• wall, loft and floor insulation 

• air source heat pumps 

• smart controls 

• solar panels 

You won’t need to pay for this work. Your local authority will organise and pay for any improvement work they’ve agreed with you.  

If you rent from a private landlord, they might be required to pay for some of the work. 

Am I eligible?

To be eligible, your home must: 

• 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 find it out when you apply) 

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 

• someone in your household is claiming certain benefits 

If you’ve got questions about eligibility, give us a call on 0808 175 9345. 

Use the energy performance certificate register to find your property’s energy efficiency rating, or ask your landlord or housing association. 

What does it offer?

The scheme provides up to £7,500 to help cover the cost of installing one of three low carbon heating systems:

• air source heat pump (£7,500 grant)
• ground source heat pump (£7,500 grant)
• biomass boiler (£5,000 grant)

The funding only covers biomass boilers in:

• rural locations
• properties that aren’t connected to the gas grid
• properties with an emissions certificate showing that polluting emissions are kept to a minimum

Biomass boilers in self-build properties are not eligible under the scheme.

Am I eligible?

The scheme is open to homeowners, as well as owners of small business properties. To be eligible for the scheme, you must:

• own your property
• have a property with an installation capacity up to 45kWh (this covers most homes)
• have a valid EPC

If you’ve got questions about eligibility, give us a call on 0808 175 9345.

For more information, visit Energy Saving Trust’s advice on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

What does it offer?

You might be able to get funding for energy-saving improvements to your home if you either:

• claim certain benefits and live in private housing e.g. you own your home or rent from a private landlord
• live in social housing

You may get help with the cost of:

• insulation work, for example to your loft or cavity walls
• replacing or repairing your boiler – or other upgrades to your heating

Am I eligible?

You might be eligible for help if you live in private housing and get one of the following benefits:

• Child Tax Credit
• Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit
• Pension Guarantee Credit
• Pension Savings Credit
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Child Benefit
• Housing Benefit

If you own your house, it must have an EPC rating of D, E, F or G to be eligible.

If you rent from a private landlord, the house must have an EPC rating of E, F or G to be eligible. You must have the owner’s permission to do the work.

If you live in social housing that has an energy efficiency rating of E, F or G you might be eligible for help with insulation or installing a heating system for the first time.

If you’ve got questions about eligibility, give us a call on 0808 175 9345.

Use the energy performance certificate register to find your property’s energy efficiency rating, or ask your landlord or housing association.

How do I apply?

Contact your local council to find out if they’re taking part in the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

You could also contact an energy supplier directly. You can find contact details of suppliers who are taking part in the scheme on the Ofgem website.

Installers or agents might contact you directly. If you’re not sure if an offer is genuine, contact your local council or the energy supplier they represent to check.

For more information, read Energy Saving Trust’s advice on how to spot an energy scam.

What does it offer?

ECO4 Flex is an additional element of the ECO funding to help low-income UK homes that would have otherwise been ineligible for the ECO grant.

If you’re not eligible for ECO funding, you may still be eligible for support under your local authority’s ECO4 Flex criteria.

To check if you’re eligible, speak to our advisors on 0808 175 9345, or contact your local authority.

What does it offer?

The Smart Export Guarantee provides income to homes for the electricity they export to the grid. It ensures you’re paid for the renewable electricity you generate at home but don’t use.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible for the scheme if you have one of the following renewable energy systems at home:

• solar panels
• wind turbine
• hydroelectricity
• anaerobic digestion
• micro combined heat and power

All energy suppliers with at least 150,000 customers must provide at least one Smart Export Guarantee tariff.

The system and your installer must be certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) or equivalent. Your energy supplier may ask for your MCS certificate to prove that your installation meets this standard. You also need a registered smart meter that records how much electricity you export to the grid.

If you’ve got questions about eligibility, give us a call on 0808 175 9345.

For more information visit Energy Saving Trust’s advice on Smart Export Guarantee.

What does it offer?

The Warm Home Discount is a one-off wintertime payment of £150 towards your energy bills. You don’t get the money directly – it’s applied as a discount on your energy bill between October and March.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible for the Warm Home Discount if:

• You get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit
• You’re on a low income and meet your energy supplier’s criteria for the scheme.

Your supplier must be part of the scheme, but most suppliers are. View the full list of suppliers on the GOV.UK website.

If you’ve got questions about eligibility, give us a call on 0808 175 9345.

How do I apply?

There are different ways to apply to the scheme, depending on how you qualify for the discount.

For more information on the scheme, including how to apply, visit the UK Government’s website.

What does it offer?

If you get certain benefits, you could get £25 extra a week during the winter when the temperature is zero or below for more than seven days.

For more information, visit the GOV.UK website.

What does it offer?

In the winter months, pensioners can get between £100 and £300 to help pay for heating bills.

Am I eligible?

Check if you’re eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment.

Or, give us a call on 0808 175 9345.