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Energy Efficiency advice
Find ways to save energy in your home
The Government has set up a national service to assist property owners to obtain recommendations for home improvements that could make a property cheaper to heat and keep warm. For each recommendation you will see an estimated cost of making the improvement, how much you could save on your bills, and the next steps if you wish to go ahead.
Visit the Find ways to save energy in your home page of the GOV.UK website and answer questions online, or call 0800 444 202.
To find out more about current energy efficiency funding and schemes, please contact our Private Sector Housing team.
Email: privatesectorhousing@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Telephone: 01892 554 241
Warm Homes: Local Grant
The Warm Homes: Local Grant is a government initiative to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy bills in low-income households across England.
Successful applicants will receive home upgrades such as insulation, solar panels and heat pumps to reduce their energy bills.
We aren't currently accepting applications as the scheme is oversubscribed.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems with a heat pump or biomass boiler. Fossil fuel heating systems include oil, gas, electric or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).
To check your eligibility and to apply for the scheme please go to the gov.uk's Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme webpage.
Warm Homes Loan Scheme
The Government’s Warm Homes Loan Scheme helps eligible homeowners and private landlords spread the cost of home energy improvements, such as heat pumps, solar panels and battery storage.
Government support helps reduce borrowing costs. Applications are made directly through participating lenders, who set their own interest rates, repayment terms and eligibility requirements, carry out affordability checks and make lending decisions.
To check eligibility, see participating lenders and find out how to apply, visit the Warm Homes Loan Scheme GOV.UK page.
For information about other home energy grants and funding, visit the TWBC Climate Action website.
Please note: This is a UK Government scheme. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council provides this information for awareness only and does not administer the scheme, endorse lenders, make lending decisions or provide financial advice.
Switch Together Kent
We are working in partnership with Kent County Council to deliver Switch Together Kent which is a solar panel and battery storage group-purchase scheme. It allows residents and small businesses to install solar panels on their homes and businesses at an affordable price.
TWBC Energy Efficiency Assistance
Our Energy Efficiency assistance is available to help fund energy efficiency measures up to a value of £ 3,500.00 in properties with an EPC rating of D, E, F or G.
Loft and cavity wall insulation are prioritised, and once these measures have been undertaken (where possible), we then consider further measures such as heating and hot water provision and repairs, and the replacement of windows and doors.
If you are an owner occupier and you are awarded an Energy efficiency assistance grant, a local land charge will be placed on the property for the full amount of assistance paid out and will need to be repaid if the property is sold, transferred, or assignment to another person.
TWBC Warm Homes Assistance
This assistance is for the installation of energy efficiency measures such as the replacement of a broken or faulty boiler, the provision of central heating, and insulation. A maximum of £10,000 is available for any person living in a cold home with a disability or diagnosed long-term health condition.
There is no requirement for a financial assessment however a form will be provided for a health professional to complete. The works that can be undertaken include boiler replacement and the provision of central heating.
This grant is available to owner-occupiers and tenants of private sector landlords. If the applicant is an owner-occupier a local land charge will be placed on the property for the full amount of funding (less the first £500.00 which is not repayable) and will need to be repaid if the property is sold.
Information on the other grants and assistance provided by the council can be found here TWBC Housing Assistance Policy.