Energy-saving grants and offers
Free and impartial advice
For details of local grants and offers, call our advice service for free and impartial advice:
- 0300 123 1234 if you are calling from England, Northern Ireland or Wales (you just need to pay the price of a national rate call)
- 0800 512 012 if you are calling from Scotland.
The Government, energy suppliers and local authorities all provide grants to help you implement energy-saving measures in your home, such as grants for energy-efficient boilers, heating, loft insulation and cavity wall insulation.
Most of the energy-saving grants and offers you can benefit from are provided by three main groups.
Government
The UK Government schemes provide funding to households on certain benefits to improve their heating and energy efficiency.
The eligibility criteria for the schemes differ between countries. With some schemes you need to be receiving certain benefits; others are available to anyone over a certain age.
- In England the scheme is known as Warm Front. The Warm Front Scheme is now accepting new applications. Get more information and details of the eligibility criteria at the DirectGov website.
- In Northern Ireland the scheme is Warm Homes. Find out more at the Warm Homes site.
- In Scotland the scheme is the Energy Assistance Package. Go to our Scotland site for more information about the Energy Assistance Package.
- In Wales the scheme is NEST. Find out more at the NEST website.
Although Warm Front is the main scheme for replacing insulation and heating measures – such as replacing old boilers – there may be other local schemes available. For loft insulation and cavity wall insulation, there are still plenty of schemes available, which may be free if you are over 70 or in receipt of benefit.
Energy suppliers
The Government's Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) has been replaced by the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT). This means energy suppliers with a certain number of customers operating in Great Britain are obliged to achieve targets for improving home energy efficiency.
The suppliers therefore provide a range of offers which significantly reduce the cost of installing energy efficiency measures. What's more, you can take up offers from any of the energy companies, regardless of who supplies your gas and electricity.
Local authorities
Most local authorities provide energy-saving grants and offers for local residents to install certain energy efficiency measures in their home.
