Our Warm Home Grant and Eco Grant provide assistance to private sector tenants, homeowners and landlords to help make their homes more energy efficient.
Warm Home Grant - up to £8,000
Provides grant assistance for the installation and maintenance of energy efficient/low carbon measures which directly improve health, safety, and well-being.
Eligible works include the installation of new central heating systems (gas/heat pump), replacement boilers with Part L compliant boilers, insulation (internal or external solid walls, external cavity walls, floor, flat roof, and loft) and draught proofing.
You qualify if you:
- Are an assured, regulated or controlled private tenant who has occupied the dwelling in the same tenure for the previous 10 years and are in receipt of an approved benefit (for more than 6 months) or;
- Have owned and occupied the dwelling for the past 10 years and are in receipt of an approved benefit (for more than 6 months) or;
- Have children aged 18 years or younger in full-time education living with you and have a total household income of less than £30,000 or;
- Are aged 70 years or over and your partner is 65yrs or older and you are an assured, regulated or controlled private tenant who has occupied the dwelling in the same tenure for the past 10 years; or;
- Are aged 70 years or over and your partner is 65yrs or older and you have owned and occupied the dwelling for the past 10 years.
Warm Home Grant Repair - up to £1,000
Provides grant assistance to help those who cannot afford to pay for repairs to space heating systems that are out of warranty.
You qualify if you:
- Are an assured, regulated or controlled private tenant who has occupied the dwelling in the same tenure for the previous 10 years and are in receipt of an approved benefit (for more than 6 months) or;
- Are a leasehold or freehold owner-occupier who has owned and occupied the dwelling for the previous 10 years and are in receipt of an approved benefit (for more than 6 months) or;
- Have children aged 18 years or younger in full-time education living with you and have a total household income of less than £30,000
Eco Grant – up to £2,500 per installation and £5,000 per property
A grant to owner occupiers and joint owner occupier freeholders of private residential property where the applicant receives relevant Council planning permission for the installation of environmentally beneficial systems.
Eligible works include a solar water heating system, photovoltaic cells to generate electricity, a similar agreed scheme subject to the appraisal of its benefits, installation of an approved green or brown roof and installation of air source heat pump/s.
You qualify if you:
- Are the freeholder owner of a property containing private rented tenants or leaseholders, or a leaseholder who owns a share of the freehold of the building or;
- All leaseholders within the property have a tenancy granted for a term exceeding 21 years.
For more information on these grants, click here.