If you own or rent your home from a private landlord you may be eligible for a government grant to keep your home warm. There are two grants available:

• Warm homes grants
• Warm homes plus grants
• Applying for a warm home grant

Warm homes grants

You can apply for a grant of up to £850 for:

•    loft insulation,
•    cavity wall insulation,
•    hot water cylinder jackets,
•    benefit entitlement check,
•    energy advice.

You can apply for a Warm homes grant if you are in receipt of:

•    housing benefit,
•    income support,
•    income based job seeker's allowance,
•    income related employment and support allowance,
•    pension credit,
•    child tax credit,
•    working tax credit,
•    disability living allowance,
•    attendance allowance.

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Warm homes plus grants

If your home needs additional energy efficiency measures, such as heating or complex insulation, this will be established during the first level grant assessment and you may be passported to the Warm homes plus scheme.

You can currently receive up to £4,300 from the Warm homes plus scheme, in order to:

•    convert a bottled gas, solid fuel or Economy 7 heating system to oil or natural gas,
•    install a new oil or gas system in a property that had no heating previously,
•    put in insulation that costs more than the maximum award of first level Warm homes grant.

You will only be eligible for a Warm homes plus grant if you are in receipt of:

•    housing benefit,
•    income support,
•    income related employment and support allowance,
•    income based jobseeker's allowance,
•    pension credit,
•    working tax credit.

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Applying for a Warm homes grant

The Warm homes scheme is managed by H&A mechanicals Services LTD and Bryson Charitable Group.

To apply for a grant, telephone 0800 988 0559. Your enquiry will be directed to the scheme manager responsible for the area in which you live.

Find out more warm homes grants.

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