Apply for the Warm Homes: Local Grant to improve your home
You could get free energy saving improvements made to your home if you live in a cold home and you’re on a low income, getting certain benefits or living in certain postcode areas.
You can check your eligibility and register your interest by completing the Warm Homes Local Grant expression of interest form
Once you've submitted your form, it will be reviewed by our Warm Homes Local Grant team, who will contact you to discuss next steps.
Eligibility
To be eligible:
- you must own your home or rent from a private landlord.
- your home must 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.
and your household must meet one of the following three criteria:
- Your household income must usually be £36,000 a year or less, OR:
- someone in your household is getting certain means tested benefits, OR:
- you live in a certain postcode area
What measures are available
If you’re eligible we will arrange a home survey and might suggest improvements like installing:
- wall, loft and underfloor insulation
- draught proofing
- air source heat pumps
- smart controls
- high retention storage heaters
- double glazed windows
- solar panels
The aim of the scheme is to boost the EPC rating of your home to at least a 'C' once the improvements have been installed.
If you have a landlord, they may need to pay for some of the improvements.
For more information see the Warm Homes Local Grant page on gov.uk