Receive government energy grants to help keep your home warm. The government is offering a number of different grants and schemes to help homeowners in the coming winter months.
Right now, the government is investing £12 billion in help-to-heat schemes to help make sure homes are warm and cheaper to heat in schemes such as the boiler upgrade scheme, local council delivery scheme which is also known as the sustainable warmth competition, home upgrade grant, social housing decarbonisation fund and the energy company obligation.
You can get this help from the government directly, you’ll need to approach your local authority, boiler installers, your energy company, and other bodies.
You can get immediate help to lower your energy consumption under the ‘Energy Company Obligation’. It’s a requirement for your provider to help households reduce the cost of heating their homes by fitting energy-saving measures.
Not all energy companies are offering the same level of support, so it’s best to speak to your provider and ask about what support they can offer.
You should contact your energy provider to find out if they are taking part in the scheme or speak to your local council.
The Sustainable Warmth Competition is also available to select households. Funding is awarded to the local authorities so that they can get help to upgrade poorly efficient homes of low-income households. This is only available in England.
The way local authorities deliver this is different, so it’s really worth talking to your local council to find out how they are delivering this and to find out if you’re eligible. The two types of schemes that are running are:
- Local Authority Delivery Phase 3 (LAD3) scheme for low-income homes heated by mains gas.
- Home upgrade grants phase 1 (HUG!) scheme for low-income households off the gas grid (i.e., homes that are heated by electricity).